EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- For the 21st time in U.S. history, a political disagreement has shut down the federal government and resulted in the immediate furloughing of thousands of workers throughout the country, including El Paso.

Senate Democrats and Republicans are battling over passing a GOP-backed funding bill that would significantly impact healthcare for thousands of Americans.

“Under the big beautiful bill and under the cuts are being proposed, close to 50,000 people could lose health care coverage. There's also additional subsidies for people who perhaps they make too much money to qualify for Medicaid, but they do qualify to get some offset, some subsidies for health care... Under the Republican proposal, that would also remove those subsidies for the people who aren't on Medica

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