"You're saying we can't mix apples and oranges, and that's exactly what they're doing. The entire reason the government is not open right now is because Democrats refuse to be complicit in having millions of Americans, including 100,000 in Kentucky, your home state if I'm remembering correctly, Scott, that rely on ACA, that would see their premiums rise several dozen percent, he said."
"David, you would admit that the ACA was a Democrat legislation, yes? and you would admit that the subsidies that we're talking about now were passed by Democrats, yes? And you would that the sunset provision in the subsidies, which comes up at the end of the year, was in place because of Democrats, yes? Now you want to make it a Republican problem. These are not the same issues."
A clash of positions centered on responsibility for a government shutdown tied to Affordable Care Act subsidy funding. One position argued that Democrats refused to accept premium increases for millions of ACA beneficiaries, therefore tying subsidy continuation to budget approval to protect those enrollees. The opposing position argued that the ACA and its subsidies were enacted by Democrats and that budget funding and subsidy extensions are distinct issues that could be negotiated after reopening the government. Accusations included that linking SNAP and federal-worker pay to the budget created the shutdown and intensified hardship for affected populations.
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