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Republicans are launching an assault on healthcare by refusing to extend critical Affordable Care Act subsidies that prevent insurance premiums from skyrocketing for millions of Americans. The GOP bill undermined healthcare protections while overlooking the pressing need to address expiring subsidies before open enrollment begins on Nov. 1. This partisan measure would have forced families to choose between basic government services and affordable healthcare coverage.

Once again, both parties chose grandstanding over governance, letting partisan posturing take precedence while a government shutdown looms days away. Republicans and Democrats alike seem more interested in blaming each other than doing the bare minimum to keep the lights on. It’s a bipartisan failure wrapped in self-righteous rhetoric, and ordinary Americans will pay the price.