Congress leaves without extending ACA subsidies before holiday break

Lawmakers departed Capitol Hill for the Thanksgiving holiday without addressing rising health care costs or the looming expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies that help millions of Americans afford insurance.

When senators return in December, they're expected to vote on extending those subsidies during the first half of the month, but passage remains uncertain. In the House of Representatives, there's no guarantee a vote will happen at all, as even moderate Republicans are demanding changes to the law before supporting an extension.

"I wouldn't sign on just a clean extension. They're gonna have to, Hakeem Jeffries can't do my way to the highway on this thing. This thing got passed without a single Republican vote to begin with," Republican Rep. Don Bacon said.

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