Sen. Tim Kaine explains decision to back government funding without ACA tax credit restoration

Why Republicans not extending Obamacare tax credits helps Democrats in the long run

Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia tells Eric Garcia that House Speaker Mike Johnson cannot renew ACA credits ‘without having November 2026 make November 2025 look like a picnic’

Revealed: Senate Republican helped Dems stop controversial Trump policy

One of the eight Senate Democrats who voted with Republicans to end the government shutdown was persuaded with the help of one GOP senator, who won him over by promising to strip one of President Donald Trump's unpopular policies out of the final bill.That's according to a Tuesday article by Punchbowl News' Andrew Desiderio, who reported that Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) worked with Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) on a provision preventing the Trump adminis…

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt skeptical of one-year ACA subsidy extension

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, speaks on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives on April 17, 2025 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. Speaking to the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Britt expressed skepticism of a proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, expressed skepticism Monday of a proposal to renew Affordable Care Act (ACA) …

Fetterman: ACA Subsidies Weren't Being Taken Away by GOP, Dems 'Designed Those Tax Credits to Expire'

During a portion of an interview with NPR aired on Monday’s broadcast of “All Things Considered,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) stated that the Affordable Care Act subsidies that were at issue in the government shutdown are not being taken away The post Fetterman: ACA Subsidies Weren’t Being Taken Away by GOP, Dems ‘Designed Those Tax Credits to Expire’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Kaine hopeful, consumer doubtful about ACA subsidy deal

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine thinks Republicans will come to the table and agree to a deal over expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, but a local health care consumer is skeptical and thinks Democrats are reopening the government too soon. Kaine, one of a handful of Democrats who flipped [...]

Sen. Tim Kaine explains decision to back government funding without ACA tax credit restoration

WASHINGTON One of the Democrats who broke ranks to agree to reopen the government without restoring the tax credits for the Affordable Care Act first was Virginia's Tim Kaine.Kaine, who doesn't face reelection until 2030, spoke to reporters about his change of heart. He said the pain the shutdown was inflicting on federal workers, SNAP beneficiaries and others was becoming too acute.Kaine said the bill he now supports would provide back pay to f…