Senate Democrats have warned a looming healthcare affordability crisis as Biden-era healthcare subsidies are set to expire, but Republicans charge that it was manufactured to score political points.
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SenateDemocratshavetriedtotietheloomingexpirationdateforObamacaresubsidiestotheaffordabilityissuesslamminghouseholds,butSenateRepublicansarguethattheircounterpartsaremanufacturingittoscorepoliticalpointsnextyear.
Thephrase“stickershock”becameacommonrallyingcryfromSenateMinorityLeaderChuckSchumer,D-N.Y.,duringandafterthegovernmentshutdownthatheusedtoillustratewhatAmericanscouldexperienceiftheBiden-eracreditsweretoexpire.
“Ourbillistheonlybillthatwillpreventthiscrisisfromhappening,”Schumersaid.“It’sthelasttrainoutofthisstation.WeurgeourRepublicancolleagues,forthesakeoftheAmericanpeople,togetonthattrain.”
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ButSenateRepublicanscontendthatDemocrats’proposaltoextendthesubsidiesforanotherthreeyearsisdesignedtofailan
