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That same day, funding for the food assistance program SNAP is expected to run out.
And Republicans are warning of flight cancellations and delays if the shutdown persists through Thanksgiving.
Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
This shutdown is now the second longest in U.S.
history, but both Republicans and Democrats see coming impacts that could compel the other side to back down.
Democrats, like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, think expiring health care subsidies will be harder for Republicans to ignore after November 1st, when open enrollment begins for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans.
That same day, funding for the food assistance program SNAP is expected to run out, and Republicans are warning of flight cancellations and delays if the shutdown persists through Thanksgiving.
Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
This shutdown is now the second longest in U.S.
history, but both Republicans and Democrats see coming impacts that could compel the other side to back down.
Democrats, like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, think expiring health care subsidies will be harder for Republicans to ignore after November 1st, when open enrollment begins for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans.
That same day, funding for the food assistance program SNAP is expected to run out.
And Republicans are warning of flight cancellations and delays if the shutdown persists through Thanksgiving.
Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
The Republican-backed measure would have paid essential employees working without pay, including troops and TSA agents.
Aversion by Democrats called for paying all federal employees and blocking more layoffs by the Trump administration.
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Republican Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin debated the dueling bills.
As they prepare to head home for the weekend, lawmakers say they are no closer to an agreement to reopen the government.
Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
Senator Merkley did not break the record set earlier this year by fellow Democrat Cory Booker, but the Senate press gallery says the remarks are the fourth longest in Senate history.