WASHINGTON — The government shutdown has reopened debate on what has been a central issue for both major political parties in the last 15 years: the future of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
House Democrats prepare to speak on the steps of the Capitol to insist that Republicans include an extension of expiring health care benefits as part of a government funding compromise, in Washington, Sept. 30.
From left, Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., the House minority whip, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., chair of the Democratic Caucus, speak during a news conference on Day 22 of the government shutdown to discuss how the crisis could impact health care, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 22.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, of S.D., center, and other republican Senate members, speak with reporters after a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, Oct. 21, in Washington.
As Trump welcomed Republican senators for lunch in the Rose Garden Club, the GOP refused to yield to Democratic demands for health care funds …
From left, Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., the House minority whip, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., chair of the Democratic Caucus, speak during a news conference on Day 22 of the government shutdown to discuss how the crisis could impact health care, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 22.
House Democrats prepare to speak on the steps of the Capitol to insist that Republicans include an extension of expiring health care benefits as part of a government funding compromise, in Washington, Sept. 30.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, of S.D., center, and other republican Senate members, speak with reporters after a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, Oct. 21, in Washington.
