Here’s what you need to know about the government shutdown going into the weekend скачать в хорошем качестве

Here’s what you need to know about the government shutdown going into the weekend

(ASSOCIATED PRESS) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly swatted down a Democratic offer to reopen the government and extend expiring health care subsidies for a year, calling it a “nonstarter” as the partisan impasse over the shutdown continued into its 38th day. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer made the offer to reopen the government on Friday as Republicans have refused to negotiate on their demands to extend health care subsidies. It was a much narrowed version of a broad proposal Democrats laid out a month ago to make the health tax credits permanent and reverse Medicaid cuts that Republicans enacted earlier this year. Schumer offered Republicans simultaneous votes to end the government shutdown and extend the expiring health care subsidies, along with a bipartisan committee to address Republican demands for changes to the Affordable Care Act. “All Republicans have to do is say yes,” Schumer said. But Republicans quickly said no, and Thune reiterated that they would not trade offers on health care until the government is reopened. “That’s what we’re going to negotiate once the government opens up,” Thune said after Schumer made his proposal on the floor. “I guess you could characterize that as progress,” he said. “But I just don’t think it gets anywhere close to what we need to do here.” It was unclear what may happen next. Thune has suggested a weekend Senate session was possible. President Donald Trump called on the Senate to stay in town “until they have a Deal to end the Democrat Shutdown.” Despite the stalemate, lawmakers in both parties were feeling increased urgency to alleviate the growing crisis at airports, pay government workers and restore delayed food aid to millions of people. Thune pleaded with Democrats as he opened the Senate on Friday to “end these weeks of misery.”