Schumer, Democrats face pressure to wage new shutdown fight
by Alexander Bolton - 01/05/26 6:00 AM ET
Congress is less than a month away from another potential government shutdown, and pressure is mounting on Democratic leaders to have another showdown with President Trump over health care costs and his aggressive use of executive authority.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), however, is showing little appetite for another shutdown fight even as liberal colleagues in the Senate and House and grassroots activists spoil for a new battle with the president.
Many Democratic activists and voters vented their frustration when a group of seven Democratic senators and one independent voted to reopen the government in November without getting a significant concession from Republicans on health insurance premiums.
Enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act expired at the end of 2025.
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