{"id":2509504,"date":"2025-11-12T06:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-regroup-for-senate-obamacare-talks-after-shutdown-defeat\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T06:54:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:54:06","slug":"democrats-regroup-for-senate-obamacare-talks-after-shutdown-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-regroup-for-senate-obamacare-talks-after-shutdown-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats \u2018regroup\u2019 for Senate Obamacare talks after shutdown defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-regroup-for-senate-obamacare-talks-after-shutdown-defeat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2509504&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>senate Democrats are urgently working to draft a bill to extend Obamacare premium subsidies after a recent government shutdown deal included only a limited, symbolic vote on the issue. With just three weeks left before mid-December, Democrats face a challenging deadline and no assurance the legislation will pass, as republicans remain hesitant to fully support the subsidies or guarantee their enactment. Some centrist Republicans have shown openness to extending subsidies under certain conditions,such as new income limits and measures against fraudulent claims,while both parties see potential for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >bipartisan healthcare reforms including regulations<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thanksgiving-table-setter-a-guide-to-the-behemoth-build-back-better-act\/\" title=\"Thanksgiving Table Setter: A Guide to the Behemoth Build Back Better Act\">pharmacy benefit managers<\/a>. Though, distrust persists among Democrats regarding GOP commitment, and House Republicans, led by Speaker Mike Johnson, have resisted holding a similar vote.Despite frustrations over the shutdown&#8217;s failure to produce stronger healthcare policies, Democrats aim to find common ground with moderate Republicans to avoid disrupting coverage and address rising premiums ahead of next year&#8217;s elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats &lsquo;regroup&rsquo; for Senate Obamacare talks after shutdown defeat<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2398021\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-democrats\/\">Senate Democrats<\/a> have little time to cobble together a bill extending premium <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/affordable-care-act\/\">Obamacare<\/a> subsidies with no guarantee that the legislation can pass, a bitter pill to swallow after weeks spent fighting with Republicans over healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>There are just three weeks when the Senate is in session before mid-December, when Republicans committed to holding a vote on the subsidies as part of a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3881820\/how-senate-overcame-longest-shutdown-stalemate-history\/\">shutdown deal<\/a>. The vote was a meager concession as Republicans aren&rsquo;t willing to promise the bill will get through Congress or be signed into law.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3883294\/sean-duffy-slams-awol-buttigieg-im-cleaning-up-your-messes-sit-this-one-out\/\">Sean Duffy slams &#8216;AWOL&#8217; Buttigieg: I&rsquo;m &#8216;cleaning up your messes. Sit this one out.&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3883115\/no-kings-leader-democrats-support-chuck-schumer\/\">&#8216;No Kings&#8217; leader to cut off support for Democrats who back Schumer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3882992\/senate-eyes-loophole-speed-up-next-batch-spending-bills\/\">Senate eyes ICC loophole to speed up next batch of spending bills<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>But the vote at least leaves the door open to a breakthrough, and the Democrats who negotiated that deal are urging their caucus not to squander the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have to write a version that is good for our values, that helps people, but is also designed to get some Republican votes,&rdquo; said Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), one of seven Senate Democrats to vote to reopen the government on Monday. &ldquo;If we write this bill in that sweet spot, I think we got a really strong chance of getting it passed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Congressional Republicans have shown some willingness to extend the Obamacare subsidies, subject to new limitations on income and language, eliminating &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/aca-marketplace-subsidies-tax-credits-insurance-federal-government-shutdown-fraud\/\">phantom enrollees<\/a>.&rdquo; Senators of both parties also want to pass regulations on pharmacy benefit managers, meaning there&rsquo;s fertile ground for a grand bargain on healthcare before the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are Democrats and Republicans who are both interested in trying to do something in the healthcare space,&rdquo; Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said. &ldquo;And clearly, there is a need.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yet most Democrats lack trust in their GOP colleagues and believe they would not commit to extending the subsidies because there&rsquo;s no real interest among leadership or the White House. Over in the House, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) won&rsquo;t agree to hold the same vote on Obamacare subsidies as President Donald Trump has more recently begun to propose legislation that could only draw Republican support.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The government shutting down seemed to be an opportunity to lead us to better policy, but it didn&rsquo;t work,&rdquo; said Senate Minority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL), another Senate Democrat who sided with Republicans on Monday. &ldquo;It worked to this extent &mdash; health insurance became a big issue &mdash; and we get our day in court in December [with a vote]. But this government shutdown itself did not achieve that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For now, Democrats are looking to a bloc of centrist Republicans interested in hammering out a healthcare deal. <\/p>\n<p>Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), a retiring lawmaker known for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/piers-morgan-obliterates-joe-bidens-first-year-in-office-youve-been-a-disaster\/\" title=\"Piers Morgan Obliterates Joe Biden\u2019s First Year In Office: \u2018You\u2019ve Been A Disaster\u2019\">bipartisan deal-making<\/a>, echoed other centrists in advocating a one-year extension coupled with a one- or two-year ramp-down. He made the case that a three-year plan would avoid midterm election drama yet not cut off benefits &ldquo;cold turkey.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think you&rsquo;ll see a straight one-year extension, because does anybody really want to go through this drama next year during an election cycle?&rdquo; Tillis said. &ldquo;You have to give people time to react, and this sort of cold turkey that people are going through now, they couldn&rsquo;t possibly plan for some of these increases.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kaine, for his part, expressed optimism that common ground could be found when it comes to &ldquo;means testing &hellip; so that the benefits are really to low- and moderate-income people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Headshots of the eight Democratic senators who voted for the funding bill.  (Grace Hagerman\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Democrats concede that, with the shutdown behind them, they have limited leverage to extend the Obamacare subsidies. Republicans are generally reluctant to prop up a law passed by the Democrats and feel that the premium subsidies, a product of the coronavirus pandemic, should not have been reauthorized.<\/p>\n<p>However, Republicans are also aware that healthcare could become a liability for them in the midterm elections next year, as out-of-pocket premiums are set to increase for more than 20 million people with plans through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple rank-and-file Republicans are beginning to draft their own legislative proposals on how to address the rising cost of healthcare, while the top Republicans on the relevant committees are also expected to be engaged.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3881941\/end-government-shutdown-closer-bill-clears-senate-heads-house\/\">SENATE PASSES BILL TO END GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, TEEING UP HOUSE RETURN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) was among the frustrated Democrats to lambast the shutdown-ending funding deal, calling it a &ldquo;disgrace&rdquo; and a &ldquo;setback&rdquo; while also urging the party to &ldquo;regroup.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the same chamber where the nation watched Senator McCain show courage in saving the ACA, now we see a vote that will lead to millions losing healthcare,&rdquo; Kim said in a post on X. &ldquo;There is no excusing this. It&rsquo;s a huge setback. But we must regroup, expose the cruelty of Trump&rsquo;s actions, and never stop fighting for the right of healthcare for every American.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats regroup for Senate Obamacare talks after shutdown loss<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3204,"featured_media":2509507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25310651922102.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3685,11860,12589,3740,5123],"class_list":["post-2509504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-democrats","tag-negotiations","tag-obamacare","tag-senate","tag-shutdown"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25310651922102.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3204"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2509504"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2509509,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509504\/revisions\/2509509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2509507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2509504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2509504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2509504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}