Oregon Democratic U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley say Republicans should cut healthcare costs, not overburden taxpayers by increasing premiums, to end the federal government shutdown that has been ongoing since October 1.

Healthcare Costs Remain Government Shutdown Sticking Point

The government partly shut down after Congress failed to reach an agreement on federal funding. Healthcare remains the sticking point for Democrats after the October 1 Government Shutdown forced about 2 million federal workers to stay at home without pay and furloughed an additional 750,000 workers.

Since the government shutdown began, Republicans and Democrats have been blaming each other.

Democrats have pushed to extend ObamaCare subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of 2025, but Republic

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