The government has been shutdown for almost a week. How and when might it reopen?

“The impasse is likely to last another three weeks or more,” said former Rep. Rick Lazio, a New York Republican, who served from 1993-01. “The final outcome may well include a one year extension of the of ACA credits or a broader but still limited tax bill that includes ACA credits and some Republican priorities to bring conservative members onboard. I do not see a scenario where Republicans unravel any of the OBBB (One Big Beautiful Bill), with the possible exception of adding money to a new fund to bridge some of the hospital reductions.”

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