00:00The U.S. government shutdown continued into its 40th day on Sunday, even as senators stayed in Washington in a grueling and rare weekend session.
00:09The shutdown, over health care funding, has disrupted flights nationwide, left thousands of federal workers without pay, and threatened food assistance for millions of citizens.
00:19Senate Republicans need to flip five Democrat votes to reopen the government, currently in the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
00:26Democrats are pushing for an extension of subsidies for health plans offered under the Affordable Care Act.
00:33Premiums for those enrolled in the act, on average, are expected to double next year if Congress allows the subsidies to lapse.
00:40Republicans have rejected that offer and are seeking to halt subsidies offered under the Obamacare program entirely.
00:47They have, however, signaled openness to a Democrat offer to end the shutdown in exchange for a later vote on Obamacare subsidies.
00:54Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, who'll need to ratify this deal, has stated that he will not commit to a health vote.
01:03U.S. President Donald Trump, who'd be required to sign it after approval from the lower chamber of Congress,
01:08has made it clear that he's unwilling to compromise anytime soon.
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