As fresh insights into a potential agreement to conclude the government shutdown emerge, an increasing number of Democrats are voicing their opposition to the proposal.

A select group of Senate Democrats is collaborating with Republicans on a plan to reopen the federal government. A central element of this plan is a future vote aimed at extending Obamacare subsidies for another year. However, the lack of an immediate amendment to the continuing resolution to prolong these subsidies, coupled with progressive unease about President Donald Trump’s perceived “authoritarianism,” has sparked concern among activists and prompted swift rejection from some progressive politicians.

The Senate’s proposed solution primarily revolves around a promised vote on subsidies related to the Affordable Care Act. These subsidies are crucial for the government-run healthcare system to manage escalating costs largely induced by the Act itself. Additionally, the deal includes funding provisions for three significant appropriations bills, the details of which can be found on the Senate Appropriations website.

What’s in the Current Deal?

Part of the agreement would also promptly restore funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), aiding American families affected by the ongoing legal disputes over these appropriations during the shutdown. Moreover, the deal proposes a reversal of the mass layoffs of federal employees initiated by the Office of Management and Budget at the outbreak of the shutdown.

Several members of the House Democratic caucus have also voiced their objection. Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, Vice Chair of the Democratic Party, posted on social media that “Any ‘deal’ that ends with Dems just getting a pinky promise in return is a mistake.” 

“The American people are suffering because Republicans refuse to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing,” his statement added. “An agreement that doesn’t fix that reality falls massively short.”

Congressman Greg Casar of Texas said the deal would be a “betrayal of millions of Americans.”

A deal that doesn’t reduce health care costs is a betrayal of millions of Americans counting on Democrats to fight for them.

Republicans want health care cuts. Accepting nothing but a pinky promise from Republicans isn’t a compromise — it’s capitulation.

Millions of families…

— Congressman Greg Casar (@RepCasar) November 9, 2025

Another progressive, Jake Auchincloss of Massachusetts, said “Democrats must stop playing by the old rules in a broken Congress,” while Mallory McMorrow, a Senate candidate in Michigan, said “Americans can’t afford this deal.”

When Will the Government Re-Open?

We could see a test vote as early as tonight, though the odds get slimmer as time goes on. But the current plan would require the House to re-convene and pass this new spending bill. Speaker Mike Johnson has yet to formally recall members back to Washington to start passing bills again.

Johnson has made it clear that he believes the House continuing resolution (CR) was more than fair and that Democrats, particularly in the Senate, are the problem. It is hard to imagine a scenario where Johnson is eager to get Congress back in session to vote on a different spending package, and there may not be much stomach among conservatives to pass a bill that even remotely offers hope to an ACA subsidies extension.

As of now, it doesn’t seem like an immediate end is in sight. But dealmakers on both sides are hoping to get something done as soon as this week. There are a lot of factors—and, more importantly, politicians—involved in making it happen, however.

Editor’s Note: The Schumer Shutdown is here. Rather than put the American people first, Chuck Schumer and the radical Democrats forced a government shutdown for healthcare for illegals. They own this.

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