Shutdown standoff: Thune says vote offered on Obamacare, Schumer disagrees

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he offered Democrats a chance to address their top priority — extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies — but the move was not enough to end the government shutdown.

“I've told them. I said, and I've said, 'We are willing to have the conversation.' I've said, 'If you need a vote, we can guarantee you get a vote by a date certain.' At some point Democrats have to take yes for an answer,” Thune told MSNBC in an interview aired on Thursday.

“Look, we're not negotiating in public. Plain and simple. Leader Thune has not come to me with any proposal at this point,” Schumer said Thursday afternoon.

Democrats have demanded health care fixes to prevent a spike in premiums for low- and middle-income Americans before supporting any government funding.