Schumer, Dems unveil alternative shutdown plan, ask for 1-year extension to Obamacare subsidies

Senate Democrats unveiled their alternative to Republicans' plan to reopen the government that would see an extension to expiring Obamacare credits for one year, and are asking that Republicans just say "yes." Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced the plan in dramatic fashion on the Senate floor Friday afternoon with a backdrop of the Senate Democratic caucus in a bid to show a tangible version of the newfound unity among Democrats since their Election Night sweep earlier this week. Schumer argued that after 14 failed votes on the House-passed continuing resolution (CR), "It'