Health Care Subsidies a Sticking Point in Shutdown Standoff: What to Know

Democrats have made key demands in exchange for supporting a continuing resolution.
Health Care Subsidies a Sticking Point in Shutdown Standoff: What to Know
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 8, 2025.Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Lawrence Wilson
Lawrence Wilson
Senior Reporter
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Health care has become a sticking point in congressional negotiations over a stopgap spending bill to avoid a shutdown of the federal government on Oct. 1.

The House passed a continuing spending resolution with bipartisan support on Sept. 19 that would have continued government funding through Nov. 21 at current levels. The Senate failed to approve the measure.
Lawrence Wilson
Lawrence Wilson
Senior Reporter
Lawrence Wilson covers healthcare and politics.