Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said Wednesday he believes Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., would engage in “sincere” discussions about extending enhanced tax credits under the Affordable Care Act once the government reopens.
Fetterman told hosts Cory Smith and Hillary Howard on “Sunrise on the Hill” that keeping the government running and protecting the expanded ACA subsidies should be simultaneous priorities.
“Two things must be true at this time: Keeping the government open is our core responsibility as a senator — I mean, that must be open — and then we would negotiate to extend those tax credits,” Fetterman said. “I do believe that Majority Leader Thune is an honorable guy, and I do believe we could have a sincere conversation about that.”
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