A quartet of bipartisan House lawmakers on Monday proposed a framework to temporarily extend ObamaCare’s enhanced tax credits that includes a sunset period and an income cap for high earners.

The “statement of principles” from centrist Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) and Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) represents the only public proposal from either side to address the subsidies since the government shut down over a month ago.

Democrats insist any deal to end the shutdown must include an extension of the enhanced subsidies, which expire at the end of the year. They accuse Republicans of having no interest in an extension and not caring about the cost to consumers.

Republicans say any health negotiations will happen after the government is open, though many ad

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