Senate Democrats Seek 3-Year Extension of Affordable Care Act Premium Tax Credits (Connecting the Dots: Chuck Schumer, Richard J. Durbin, Hakeem Jeffries, The Economic Policy Institute, The Affordable Care Act “AKA” Obamacare & Soros Funding, All Networking)
Schumer
sets up vote on 3-year ACA subsidy extension even as Democrats concede they
lack the Republican support needed to pass it.
The
Epoch Times
Chase
Smith
12/4/2025|Updated:
12/4/2025
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference following the weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 19, 2025. Reuters/Tom Brenner
Senate
Democrats will bring a bill to a vote next week to extend enhanced Affordable
Care Act premium tax credits for three years, setting up a vote they say is the
last chance to keep health insurance costs from jumping after Jan. 1.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said
on the floor Thursday afternoon that the measure is a “clean three year
extension of the current ACA tax credits” and that every Democrat will vote for
it.
The
vote is planned for Thursday, Dec. 11.
“Why
are we here? The country is standing on the edge of a healthcare cliff,”
Schumer told
reporters later in a press conference alongside Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.),
Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.).
“Republicans
have one week to decide where they stand,” Schumer said.
The
enhanced premium tax credits are scheduled to expire at the end of the year.
Schumer and his colleagues said that if Congress does not act, premiums for
marketplace coverage will rise sharply when new rates take effect.
“Premiums
go up Jan. 1, period,” Schumer said on the Senate floor. He warned that higher
bills would land “like a hammer blow to the American people” and said millions
of Americans “will see their premiums double” if the credits lapse.
Welch
said Senate Democrats currently have 47 votes for the bill and “need 13 more,”
underscoring the gap they must close in the next week to pass a three-year
extension in a chamber where Republicans control the agenda.
“The
people who are going to suffer are people who are represented by Democrats and
by Republicans. It just doesn’t matter,” Welch said, adding that Schumer got
Democrats together with a “concrete plan,” but they did not “have anything in
response” from the GOP.
Blunt
Rochester called the situation a crisis and said she is “watching the clock” as
families get notices about next year’s insurance costs.
“We
have an immediate problem, an immediate crisis, an immediate cliff, and we need
to take immediate action,” she said. “And that’s why we’re proposing the
three-year time frame—to allow us to also work with our Republican colleagues
to make the substantial changes that we need to make, to make us a healthier
country, and to make sure that we have a healthcare system that’s working for
all of us.”
Asked
why Democrats are not putting forward a shorter or more tailored extension that
some Republicans have floated, Schumer said GOP senators have not produced a
concrete plan that can move.
“They
couldn’t put pen to paper,” Welch added of informal talks.
“It was
aspirational discussion, but it never got concrete,” he said.
Schumer
said Republicans could still offer changes, but that the only way to avoid
higher January premiums is to pass the Democratic bill or another extension
with a similar effect next week.
“This
is the only solution to avoid the Jan. 1 cliff, plain and simple,” he said.
In the
House, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) backed the Senate push and said
Democrats there are united behind a similar approach. He pointed to a discharge
petition for a three-year extension that he said has signatures from all 214
House Democrats and would need only four Republicans to force a vote.
“The
path forward that has the greatest number of votes in both the House and the
Senate is a three-year extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits,” Jeffries told
reporters on Thursday.
Republicans
say they are open to discussing an extension but want policy changes attached
to it. Party leaders have called for adding income caps so higher earners no
longer qualify for the enhanced help, and for including “Hyde Amendment”
restrictions that bar federal funds from paying for abortion coverage. They say
those conditions are necessary if Democrats want Republican votes for any
long-term deal.
The
path in the House is also uncertain. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has not
committed to holding a vote on whatever healthcare bill the Senate takes up,
and Republican leaders there have said only that their conference is working on
a proposal to make coverage more affordable, without offering a timeline.
Senate Republicans have not yet said whether they will put forward their own
bill.
Some
Republicans have also pointed to the calendar. Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) told
reporters they are “trying to come up with something that works within the
confines of the law that we have now so it can take effect right away,” adding,
“That’s very much a consideration.”
Reuters
contributed to this report.
Affordable
Care Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affordable_Care_Act
The Affordable
Care Act (ACA),
formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and
informally as Obamacare,
is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress
and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.
Connecting
the Dots:
Charles E. Schumer is the Senate
Minority leader and Richard J. Durbin’s Washington
Housemate.
Richard J. Durbin is
Charles E. Schumer’s Washington housemate, a U.S. Senate senator
and a member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and
Reform.
National
Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is a paid for staff by
the Economic Policy Institute.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic
Policy Institute.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Economic
Policy Institute.
Alexis M. Herman is
a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the secretary
for the U.S. Department of Labor.
Ray Marshall is
a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the secretary
for the U.S. Department of Labor.
Robert B. Reich is
a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the secretary
for the U.S. Department of Labor.
D. Cameron Findlay was
the deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor and a partner
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Christopher P. Lu was
the deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor, a
legislative director for the Barack Obama, is married to Kathryn
B. Thomson and a litigation associate at Sidley Austin LLP.
Kathryn B.
Thomson is married to Christopher P. Lu and was a partner
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an
intern at Sidley Austin LLP, the president of the Barack
Obama administration, and Obamacare is his signature
policy initiative.
Obamacare is Barack
Obama’s signature policy initiative.
CGI Group Inc. was
the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov
web site.
Donna S. Morea was
the EVP for the CGI Group Inc. and a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
Letitia James is the chair for the Committee
on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.
George P. Shultz was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, the secretary
for the U.S. Department of Labor and an honorary director for
the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society
Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
George P. Shultz was
an honorary director for the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank), a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development
and the secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor.
Alexis M. Herman was
the secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor and is a director at
the Economic Policy Institute.
Ray Marshall was
the secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor and is a director at
the Economic Policy Institute.
Robert B. Reich was
the secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor and is a director at
the Economic Policy Institute.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic
Policy Institute.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society
Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Economic
Policy Institute.
National
Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is a paid for staff by
the Economic Policy Institute.
Richard J. Durbin is
a member of the National
Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, a U.S. Senate senator
and Charles E. Schumer’s Washington housemate.
National
Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is a paid for staff by
the Economic Policy Institute.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic
Policy Institute.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Economic
Policy Institute.
Alexis M. Herman is
a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the secretary
for the U.S. Department of Labor.
Ray Marshall is
a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the secretary
for the U.S. Department of Labor.
Robert B. Reich is
a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the secretary
for the U.S. Department of Labor.
D. Cameron Findlay was
the deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor and a partner
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Christopher P. Lu was
the deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor, a
legislative director for the Barack Obama, is married to Kathryn
B. Thomson and a litigation associate at Sidley Austin LLP.
Kathryn B.
Thomson is married to Christopher P. Lu and was a partner
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an
intern at Sidley Austin LLP, the president of the Barack
Obama administration, Obamacare is his signature policy
initiative and a parishioner at the Trinity United Church of Christ
(Chicago).
Oprah Winfrey was
a supporter for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign and
a parishioner at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).
African
American Religious Leadership Committee was an advisory group for
the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign.
Jeremiah A.
Wright Jr. was a member of the African American Religious
Leadership Committee and is the senior pastor for the Trinity
United Church of Christ (Chicago).
Trumpeter
Newsmagazine is a publication for the Trinity United Church of
Christ (Chicago).
Louis Farrakhan was
awarded the 2007 Jeremiah Wright Jr. Trumpeter award from
the Trumpeter Newsmagazine, is the acting head for the Nation
of Islam and Hakeem Jeffries’s uncle.
Hakeem Jeffries is Louis
Farrakhan’s nephew, received his MPP from Georgetown University, an
American politician and attorney who has served as House minority
leader, the leader of the House
Democratic Caucus since 2023 and was in private
practice at the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
Garrison.
David M.
Rubenstein was a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton
& Garrison, spent Thanksgiving with Joe Biden, is
a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the
president of the Economic Club of Washington and a co-founder
& co-CEO for the Carlyle Group.
George H.W. Bush was
an adviser for the Carlyle Group.
Jerome H. Powell (Jay) was
a partner at the Carlyle Group and is the Chairman for
the Federal Reserve System.
Edward J. Mathias is
a managing director at the Carlyle Group and a director
at the Economic Club of Washington.
Vernon E. Jordan
Jr. was the president of the Economic Club of Washington and
is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Warren B. Rudman was
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and of
counsel at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, W.harton & Garrison.
Hakeem Jeffries was
in private practice at the law firm Paul, Weiss,
Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, is Louis Farrakhan’s nephew, received his MPP from Georgetown
University, an American politician and attorney who has served as House minority leader and the leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023.
Louis Farrakhan is
Hakeem Jeffries’s uncle, the acting head for
the Nation of Islam, and was awarded the 2007 Jeremiah
Wright Jr. Trumpeter award from the Trumpeter Newsmagazine.
Trumpeter
Newsmagazine is a publication for the Trinity United Church of
Christ (Chicago).
Barack Obama was a
parishioner at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago), an
intern at Sidley Austin LLP, the president of the Barack
Obama administration and Obamacare is his signature policy
initiative.
Resources:
Past Research
Federal
Judge Challenges SNAP Suspension Proposal (Connecting the Dots: U.S. District
Judge Indira Talwani, The University of California, Berkeley, The U.S.
Department of Agriculture, The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) The
U.S. Department of Justice & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Charles Schumer)
Thursday,
October 30, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/10/federal-judge-challenges-snap.html
Schumer,
Jeffries Want to Meet With Trump Before President Goes to Asia (Connecting the
Dots: Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Obamacare, Louis
Farrakhan, Al Sharpton, Jerome Powell, Letitia James & Soros
Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Hakeem
Jeffries, Chuck Schumer & Louis Farrakhan)
Tuesday,
October 21, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/10/schumer-jeffries-want-to-meet-with.html
New
York AG Letitia James Indicted on Federal Charges (Connecting the Dots: Letitia
James, Fannie Mae, Judge Arthur Engoron, Judge Sparkle Leah Sooknanan, Judge
Juan Merchan, Lisa Cook, The Committee for Economic Development & Soros
Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Letitia
James & the Committee for Economic Development)
Thursday,
October 9, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/10/new-york-ag-letitia-james-indicted-on.html
94,391,000
Americans Out of the Labor Force in August (Past
Research on the Economic Policy Institute & the U.S. Department of Labor)
Friday,
September 2, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/09/94391000-americans-out-of-labor-force.html
Schumer
Demands Trump Fire 'Stubborn,' 'Pigheaded' RFK Jr. (Connecting the Dots: Senate
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Richard Durbin, Josh Isay, Michael Bloomberg, Al
Sharpton, The CDC & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Chuck Schumer, Richard Durbin & the Economic
Policy Institute)
Saturday,
August 30, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/08/schumer-demands-trump-fire-stubborn.html
Rep.
Ken Buck on D.C.’s Swamp: Politicians Are ‘Bought with Taxpayer Dollars’
(Researchers Note: Follow the Money!) (Past
Research on the U.S. Department of Labor)
Saturday,
April 15, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/04/rep-ken-buck-on-dcs-swamp-politicians.html
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