Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Wednesday revealed he made Democratic leadership an offer to end the government shutdown, which has now reached its 16th day.
Under the terms of the deal, Thune said he pledged to open up a vote on extending Obamacare subsidies. Republicans have refused to attach the tax credits to a “clean” continuing resolution to open the government up, triggering Senate Democrats’ move to vote down the House-passed CR for the ninth time on Wednesday.
In a push to nudge his counterparts to the negotiating table, Thune said later Wednesday evening he’s willing to “guarantee” Democrats a separate vote on extending the subsidies “by a date certain” as long as they first vote to back the CR and end the shutdown.
“At some point, Democrats
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