“I would take a reasonable chance against no chance every day.”The vote Democrats were promised on health care as part of the deal is set to arrive on Thursday. Many Democrats warned during the shutdown that Republicans had no intention of following through on health care if the government reopened. That didn’t happen, and after an aborted attempt to unveil his own plan, Trump instead endorsed the alternative GOP plan authored by Sens. and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) that would convert the Obamacare subsidies into a direct payment to Americans. “Under the Democrats’ plan, the insurer decides your care,” Cassidy said Tuesday.

Source: Huffington Post December 10, 2025 23:58 UTC