The #government is set to #shutdown on Oct 1 unless lawmakers are able to break their impasse & reach a deal to keep federal funds flowing. #Democrats who have blocked a Republican-written stopgap #spending extension have said they will not allow any such #legislation to move forward unless it also includes more than $1 trillion to continue #Obamacare [#ACA] subsidies that are set to expire in December & reverse cuts to #Medicaid & other #health programs that #Republicans made over the summer

The #government is set to #shutdown on Oct 1 unless lawmakers are able to break their impasse & reach a deal to keep federal funds flowing. #Democrats who have blocked a Republican-written stopgap #spending extension have said they will not allow any such #legislation to move forward unless it also includes more than $1 trillion to continue #Obamacare [#ACA] subsidies that are set to expire in December & reverse cuts to #Medicaid & other #health programs that #Republicans made over the summer