Why have health care costs been at the epicenter of the government shutdown negotiations. >> I mean, essentially, we're having a kind of proxy debate over the high and rising costs of health care and health insurance in the United States. So, the specific issue at the center of the government shutdown has been the enhanced subsidies which were passed by Congress as part of the CO 19 relief package back in 2021.So the way I think about this is that the United States during the pandemic kind of temporarily en ...

And joining us now is Democratic Congressman James Walenshaw of Virginia. >> Congressman, thank you so much for being here. Um, when you hear something like that, the economy is the strongest we ever had from the president. Well, that's not true because the DMV, this area where we live, is now in a recession. Uh, a lot of it because of the policies of the administration coming in here with just a a chainsaw and firing people. Um, this has been a very painful government shutdown for a lot of people in the ar ...

Today is day 35 of the federal government shutdown that is now tied for the longest shutdown in US history. And now the transportation secretary is issuing a new warning for air travelers. >> Yeah.At a press conference today, Secretary Shawn Duffy said we could see an increase in flight delays and cancellations next week if the government does not reopen. He also said some parts of the US airspace could close. Earlier today on Capitol Hill and for the 14th time, senators rejected a bill to reopen the govern ...

Welcome back. The point in the government shutdown is the Affordable Care Act tax subsidy set to expire at the end of the year. Democrats are demanding they be extended before they vote to reopen the government.And now with open enrollment already underway across the country, people with ACA plans are starting to get a sense of what they'll pay without those tax credits in place. political notes that some enrolles who live in New Jersey, for example, will see their out-ofpocket premiums rise by more than 17 ...

Joining us now is Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. She's a member of the judiciary and oversight committees. Uh Congresswoman, I want to ask you first of all, thank you for coming on. There's rumblings of discussions uh to reopen the government. Maybe small gangs of senators are reportedly working uh to find a way out, but of course, Senate Majority Leader John Thun said he won't discuss any uh affordable care act changes until the government is open. What have you heard? And is there a possibility of ...

Joining us now, Arizona Democrat Senator Ruben Ggo. Senator, it's good to to to have you on. Um, you've got a bill. Senator Johnson had a bill.Did both of them um failed to pass at this point. Have I got that right. >> Yeah.I mean, actually, ours and failed to pass. The Republicans refused to hear and led it to the floor. Instead of debating it and actually putting to a vote, they stopped it all together.there. And our bill was actually very clean and simple, which is give everybody every employee that's a ...

Welcome back. And joining me now is Democratic Senator Ruben Ggo of Arizona. Senator Ggo, welcome to Meet the Press. >> Good morning. >> Thank you so much for being here. Let's start where I left off with the Treasury Secretary and the shutdown, federal workers have now missed their first full paycheck. Democrats are demanding that any deal to reopen the government include an extension of those Obamacare subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year. Early enrollment starts November 1st. Senator ...

President Trump has said that Republicans will not be extorted by into giving Democrat by giving in to de Democrats demands. This comes as the government shutdown enters day 22. Joining us right now is New Hampshire Democrat Senator Jean Shaheen.She has been one of the lead negotiators for the Democrats during the shutdown. And Senator, thank you for being with us this morning. Nice to be with you.Let me let me just correct you though. I'm not a lead negotiator because there are no official negotiations goi ...

Today marks day 20 of the Trump Republican government shutdown and still no progress. The House of Representatives was out of session again today, which means that since August, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson has allowed just 12 legislative days for House members. 12 in three months.Democrats say there's a reason for that and it's to shield Donald Trump from the embarrassment of what's in the Epstein files. Speaker Johnson is still refusing to swear in Arizona's newly elected Congresswoman Adelita Graalva, ...

Welcome to day 18 of the government shutdown. >> Tens of millions of people are going to experience dramatically increased premiums, co-pays, and deductibles. >> At the heart of the shutdown is a clash over subsidies that help people buy Affordable Care Act health insurance.Democrats really feel strongly about these subsidies. It's a law that President Barack Obama passed and they also feel like it could be something that would help them with swing voters because people really don't like it when they lose t ...