Democrats Split After Senate Passes Bill to End Shutdown

Party leaders oppose the plan without an Obamacare subsidy extension as the House prepares to vote on it.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters during the government shutdown at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Tuesday that House Democrats will oppose any bill that leaves out Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits—after seven Senate Democrats and independent Angus King of Maine joined Republican senators to pass a shutdown-ending package 60–40 the day before.

The bill now heads to the House, where a simple majority is sufficient to pass it.