Lawmakers Release Bipartisan Plan for Obamacare Patch as Deadline Approaches

Rank-and-file members have criticized leaders for inaction, while top Democrats think they have the solution, and top Republicans are still forming one.
Lawmakers Release Bipartisan Plan for Obamacare Patch as Deadline Approaches
Then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (L) and House Speaker Mike Johnson listen during remarks at a Capitol menorah lighting ceremony on Dec. 12, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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Rank-and-file lawmakers have voiced frustration over the lack of progress on finding a way to keep health care affordable for Obamacare users while reducing overall health costs for all Americans.

This issue drove the recent federal government shutdown, as Senate Republicans refused to reauthorize the enhanced tax credits that shielded Obamacare users from skyrocketing costs for five years, and Democrats refused to fund the government unless they did.