The issue focused largely on unemployment insurance programs for unemployed adults over 65 who depend on Medicaid or Medicare benefits to survive. Republicans demanded legislation repealing Obamacare's subsidies for insurers selling ACA coverage and defunding Planned Parenthood in exchange for extending funding for federal healthcare subsidies for individuals earning less than 133 percent of the poverty line. Democrats countered by proposing raising taxes on wealthier households and lowering corporate tax rates. The legislative showdown lasted nearly seven weeks before lawmakers concluded talks broke down late Thursday afternoon.


Democrats dismissed GOP proposals as unconstitutional because they