Deirdre Walsh
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Senate Democrats proposed extending existing health care subsidies for three years.
Four Republicans backed that bill, but it failed to get the 60 votes to advance.
A Republican bill to give consumers up to $1,500 to use in health savings accounts also failed to advance.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blamed the GOP for blocking action weeks before people will face spikes in health care costs.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is vowing the House will vote on some health care bill, but there is no agreement on the details.
Swing District House Republicans are working to force a vote to extend the ACA subsidies for one or two years.
Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, the Capitol.
Well, there is no bipartisan deal.
So Democrats rolled out their own plan last week, which is a three-year extension of the existing tax credits.
And there's going to be a vote on Thursday on that.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says all Democrats are going to vote for that.
He says Republicans can't agree on any plan of their own, and the only option on the table right now is to pass this straight extension.
But the Democrats' plan is not expected to get the 60 votes needed to advance in the Senate.
Well, they're split.
Some Republicans do back extending the subsidies.
You know, 24 million people currently rely on them.
But GOP lawmakers say there needs to be some kind of income cuts to limit who gets these subsidies and some reforms.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune dismissed the three-year extension that Democrats are proposing.
He says it's not a serious proposal.
Louisiana Republican Bill Cassidy is pushing Thune and Republican leaders to allow a vote on his proposal.
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