Congress has made it through another week without making any progress to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
Senate Republicans have resoundingly rejected a new Democratic offer to end the 38-day impasse over government funding and expiring Obamacare subsidies, likely dragging the shutdown into next week.
Senate Democrats offered a one-year extension of Obamacare enhanced premium subsidies, a three-bill minibus paired with a clean CR and the creation of a bipartisan committee to negotiate a long-term fix. Even if Senate Republicans warmed to the idea, this would be a non-starter with a majority of House Republicans.
