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Congress blocks Obamacare subsidies after shutdown fight, premiums set to surge

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Lawmakers fought over Obamacare subsidies tooth and nail for the latter part of the year, and ultimately, neither side won.Senate Democrats thrust the government into the longest shutdown in history in an effort to refocus the narrative in Congress on healthcare, and Republicans agreed to talk about it in the open. And both Republicans and Democrats got a shot to advance their own, partisan plans. Both failed.Now, the subsidies are set to expire on Wednesday, sending price hikes across the desks of tens of millions of Americans that relied on the credits. REPUBLICANS CONSIDER USING RECONCILIAT...

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