Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said on Sunday that a hypothetical commitment from Republicans to hold a vote by the end of the year on extending health care subsidies would not be sufficient to secure Democratic support for the GOP proposal to reopen the government.

Kelly, in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” called for a “real negotiation” and solution to the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies that are expected to increase health insurance premiums for millions of Americans.

“Not right now, no,” Kelly said, when asked whether he would support a deal that secures a GOP commitment to holding a vote on the subsidies by the end of the year in exchange for Democrats’ support for their funding proposal.

“We need a real negotiation and we need a fix. We need this corrected for the A

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