Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol on Monday. Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Monday would not commit to a vote on a GOP health care proposal this week with key Affordable Care Act subsidies soon to expire.
Democrats are set to get a Senate vote later this week on their proposal to extend the enhanced ACA subsidies for three years without any changes. The plan – lacking enough Republican support to pass – is expected to fail but Republicans agreed to hold the vote after Democrats made it a demand to reopen the government during the record-breaking shutdown.
Republicans have long been divided over how to replace the Affordable Care Act and are weighing multiple proposals as the clock ticks down on

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