Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly rejected a Democratic offer to reopen the government and extend expiring health care subsidies for a year, calling it a "nonstarter."

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer made the offer to reopen the government on Friday as Republicans have refused to negotiate on demands to extend health care subsidies.

It was a much narrowed version of a broad proposal the Democrats had laid out a month ago to make the health tax credits permanent and reverse Medicaid cuts that Republicans enacted earlier this year.

Why It Matters

Lawmakers in both parties are feeling increased urgency to reopen the government. The ongoing shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history , has disrupted millions of lives, with government workers remaining unpaid and food aid

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