Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said Democrats are taking Republicans "hostage" with their demands to extend ObamaCare tax credits, but he conceded that winning the public relations battle over the issue was "very challenging."

Speaking Tuesday at The Hill's "Health Next Summit," Marshall, a medical doctor, said he did not believe the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies passed during the COVID-19 pandemic were the "real issue" preventing Democrats from reaching a deal to end the government shutdown, now approaching its second week.

"I think it's a political issue, and that [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) with having such trouble with his base — I don't know if it's his base or AOC's base — for not shutting the government down. You know, they want to do something to respond t

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