President Donald Trump urged Congress on Tuesday to send federal assistance directly to consumers as health care premiums could skyrocket for roughly 22 million Americans in six weeks.

Enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year, after the longest-ever federal government shutdown concluded without an extension of the tax credits, which emerged as a key demand of Democrats amid weeks of negotiations. The Senate will instead hold a vote on extending the subsidies by mid-December — a promise made to eight Democrats who bucked party leadership to reopen the government, though there is no guarantee it will advance.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump doubled down on his proposal to redirect payments to consumers rather than health insure

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