A tentative deal to end the longest government shutdown in US history passed the Senate late Sunday night, but without the support of the two Democratic senators from Massachusetts.<\/p>\n
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey issued statements criticizing the agreement which does not guarantee the Affordable Care Act subsidies will be extended, as Democrats have demanded for almost six weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable. We are in a health care emergency,\u201d Warren said in a post<\/a> on X Sunday night. <\/p>\n \u201c. . . this legislation does nothing concrete to lower costs or protect health care for millions of Americans from MAGA Republican attacks, and I cannot support it,\u201d Markey said in a statement.<\/p>\n The Senate voted 60-40 to move toward passing compromise legislation to fund the government and hold a later vote on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits that expire Jan. 1. <\/p>\n New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan and Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine helpted to break the six-week stalemate, when they agreed to vote to advance three bipartisan annual spending bills and extend the rest of government funding until late January in exchange for a mid-December vote on extending the health care tax credits.<\/p>\n Final passage could be several days away if Democrats object and delay the process, the Associated Press reported. <\/p>\n Both Warren and Markey vowed to fight on.<\/p>\n I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.<\/p>\n We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump\u2019s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.<\/p>\n A vote for this bill is a mistake.<\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) November 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cWe are in a health care emergency,\u201d Warren said. \u201cA simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump\u2019s $40 billion bailout for Argentina. A vote for this bill is a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n Markey said that he is \u201cglad\u201d federal workers would resume pay and food assistance dollars would be funded, but the lack of health care subsidies come at a steep cost. <\/p>\n Workers <\/b>. . . \u201cwill not be able to afford their housing, their grocery bills, their electricity bills, or other day-to-day needs if they have to spend tens of thousands of dollars more because of Republicans\u2019 decision to kill critical Affordable Care Act tax credits,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n Any deal to reopen the government would also need to be approved by the House of Representatives. <\/p>\n Democratic Whip Katherine Clark of Revere said the bill \u201cspikes health care premiums and everyday costs to fund tax cuts for billionaires.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s be clear: Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress own this health care crisis,\u201d she said in a statement. \u201cThey own the pain of every American facing a premium hike.\u201d<\/p>\n Other members of the state\u2019s congressional delegation joined Clark in criticizing the deal, including Reps. Jim McGovern and Ayanna Pressley<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll be voting hell no,\u201d Rep. Jim McGovern wrote in a post<\/a> on X. \u201cAccepting a pinky promise to maybe have a vote on lowering healthcare costs is not a compromise. It\u2019s capitulation.\u201d<\/p>\n Emily Spatz can be reached at emily.spatz@globe.com<\/a>. Follow her on X @emilymspatz<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n