President Donald Trump on Sunday pushed for Obamacare funding to be distributed directly to U.S. consumers, saying he wants to tackle a healthcare debate pushed by Democrats, but only after they back a GOP measure to open the government.
The government has now been closed for 40 days after Senate Democrats on Oct. 1 blocked a House-passed continuing resolution to keep the government open because it did not contain provisions extending Obamacare subsidies.
Trump said over the weekend he is open to having a conversation about healthcare, but only after Democrats agree to the “clean” CR that would keep the government operating at currently approved levels of funding. He accused Democrats of systemic hypocrisy for conditioning reopening the government on a one-year extension of pandemic-era Obamacare
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