Senate Majority Leader John Thune may have thrown a stick of dynamite in any potential path forward to end the government shutdown when he admitted President Donald Trump wants to overhaul Obamacare.
The two parties have been locked in a standoff over the Democrats’ demand that an extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits be included in the short-term spending deal.
If not extended, ACA premiums are expected to skyrocket for the coming year.
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