LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Both of Nevada’s democratic senators crossed party lines and advanced a measure to reopen the government late Sunday night.
Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto were among eight other Democrats who claimed they had secured votes to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, a central issue of the standoff, as well as fully fund SNAP for a year.
Democratic leaders claim that due to Republicans’ refusal to negotiate, this has been “the best possible offer we could secure.”
Sunday night, Rosen released a statement that she had been “fighting tooth and nail” for the last 40 days “to hold President Trump and my Republican colleagues accountable” and “prevent a massive spike in health care costs for millions of hardworking families.”
Her statement continues, “Unfortunately, it’s become clear as we go deeper into the second month of this Republican government shutdown that President Trump and Washington Republicans are weaponizing their power in alarming ways to inflict unimaginable pain and suffering on working people, like fully withholding SNAP benefits and gutting our tourism industry by grinding air travel to a halt.”
Cortez Masto also released a statement highlighting that this is her fifteenth vote to reopen the government. She was among the first Democrats to break with party lines on the shutdown, before the healthcare agreement had been secured.
“I have consistently voted against shutting down the government because I know the pain it is causing working families, from TSA agents to government contractors. We must extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits, but that can’t come at the expense of the millions of Americans across our country impacted by a shutdown.
She continued, “With the government open, we can focus on passing a full, bipartisan budget for 2026. That starts with a minibus that will restore funding President Trump cut, deliver millions of dollars in critical funding to Nevada, and block the Administration from future RIFs.”
Many Democrats have called for the resignation of Chuck Schumer following Sunday’s vote for failing to unite his party in voting against the bill. In a post on X, Democratic leader Chuck Schumer vowed to “keep fighting” to prevent healthcare disruptions.
Next, the stopgap funding bill will head to the House.
Speaker Mike Johnson issued a call to representatives Monday morning to fly into DC for the upcoming vote, which he says could happen in the next 36 hours.
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