“In just a few weeks, unless Congress acts, millions of Americans will start getting letters in the mail telling them their health insurance costs are about to go through the roof - hundreds of dollars, thousands in some cases,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said this past week.
Health insurance costs could skyrocket unless Congress extends subsidies
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A shutdown, Schumer said, wouldn’t necessarily worsen an environment in which Trump is already challenging the authority of Congress.
Chuck Schumer warns of a shutdown if Republicans don't accept Democrats' health care demands
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