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Florida’s Department of Health is trimming the AIDS Drug Assistance Program to avert a projected $120 million funding shortfall after Congress did not extend ACA tax credits, potentially depriving about 10,000 low‑income Floridians living with HIV/AIDS of affordable medications starting March 1, with eligibility narrowed to the poorest residents.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries successfully united Democrats and gained Republican support to pass a three-year extension of ACA tax credits, demonstrating strong leadership amid intra-party and bipartisan negotiations to end the government shutdown.
House Democrats plan to use a discharge petition to try to force a House vote on extending ACA tax credits, aiming to bypass the current inadequate deal to end the government shutdown, but the effort faces significant Republican opposition and is considered a long shot.
The U.S. Senate is close to passing a funding deal that could end the government shutdown, funding the government through January and including provisions for ACA tax credits and federal worker protections, though some Democrats oppose it over health care issues.
Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer proposed a deal to reopen the U.S. government by passing a short-term funding resolution and extending existing ACA health insurance tax credits for one year, while establishing a bipartisan committee to negotiate long-term healthcare reforms, though the proposal faces Republican rejection and internal Democratic disagreements.
Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, are willing to end the government shutdown in exchange for a one-year extension of expiring ACA tax credits, emphasizing health care affordability as a key issue in ongoing negotiations with Republicans.
Senators are close to reaching a deal to end the government shutdown, involving a short-term funding bill, a vote on ACA tax credits, and military funding, with ongoing negotiations about the length of the stopgap and voting thresholds, indicating a potential breakthrough after weeks of deadlock.
The expiration of enhanced ACA premium tax credits at the end of the year is a key issue in the federal funding impasse, with Texas Republicans generally opposing extending the credits due to cost and reform concerns, while Democrats see the potential for political gains by emphasizing the impact of rising health insurance costs on Texas residents.
The US government faces a shutdown as Senate plans to vote on a GOP funding bill before the deadline, with key issues including extending ACA tax credits that help 22 million Americans. Democratic leaders criticize the process, and many federal employees face furloughs. The situation is further complicated by political debates, a fake AI-generated video by Trump, and ongoing negotiations.