Ahead of a potential federal government shutdown, U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle says she plans to hold the line with the rest of her party for a Republican compromise on healthcare.

In a press conference in Eugene Tuesday, the Springfield Democrat said her support was contingent on the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies. If those subsidies expire at the end of the year, millions of Americans' insurance premiums will spike.

"It is a negotiation. You can't get something for nothing,” Hoyle said. “They need Democratic votes and the ask is very simple. It is small, and it is something that Democrats and Republicans agree should happen."

NPR reported Tuesday that Democrats are also asking that a deal reverse some Medicaid cuts.

Hoyle argued Republicans would be responsible for a governmen

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