Congressional Democrats are digging in on their demands to protect Obamacare health insurance subsidies with just days to go before the federal government risks shutting down if Republicans do not agree to that ask.

Congress is set to return to Capitol Hill on Monday, giving lawmakers just two days to reach a deal that will keep the government from shutting down starting Wednesday.

Republicans are demanding that Senate Democrats help them pass a stopgap bill that squeaked through the House last week. Any such bill would require 60 votes to be adopted.

Top Democrats insist that any short-term funding bill include protections for health-care programs, including the extension of Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits.

Those credits help people lower the cost of health insurance

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