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Democratic Senator: Government Shutdown Stalemate Shows No Progress
Summary: According to sources, Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego from Arizona stated that lawmakers have not made progress towards reaching an agreement to reopen the government. Gallego has been involved in some informal bipartisan dialogues, which have taken place against the backdrop of Congress failing multiple times to pass government funding votes. He explicitly stated that Democrats ...
According to sources, Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego from Arizona stated that lawmakers have not made progress towards reaching an agreement to reopen the government. Gallego has been involved in some informal bipartisan dialogues, which have taken place against the backdrop of Congress failing multiple times to pass government funding votes.
He explicitly stated that Democrats stand firm on healthcare issues and hope that Republicans will take substantive action before November. He said: 'We know that Republican senators also want to reach an agreement.'
He added that Republican lawmakers understand that if Congress does not extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, then millions of Americans will receive notices of increased health insurance premiums early next month, the consequences of which cannot be ignored.
