Democrats rally behind Chuck Schumer after vote to end shutdown on Republicans' terms

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Open enrollment for ACA plans began on November 1.
59% : Over 24 million people in the United States -- around 7 percent of the population -- are enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans, and more than 90 percent of them receive federal subsidies.
58% : A September 30 analysis from KFF (formerly the Kaiser Family Foundation) found that the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits would "more than double what subsidized enrollees currently pay annually for premiums -- a 114% increase from an average of $888 in 2025 to $1,904 in 2026.
52% : facebook icon On Sunday, November 16, at 3:00 p.m. US Eastern Time, the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC) and the Socialist Equality Party (US) are holding an online public meeting to organize the fight against layoffs and hunger.
50% : In New York, over a million voted to elect a self-described "democratic socialist," Zohran Mamdani, as mayor.
34% : The legislation would end the shutdown on terms dictated by President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers, with no provisions, as had been demanded by the Democrats, to extend tax credits for Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) recipients, who face a doubling or tripling of premiums after January 1.
27% : " In a meaningless gesture, Senate Majority Leader John Thune agreed to bring a vote on the ACA subsidies to the Senate floor in December.

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