Senate Democrats are meeting behind closed doors to discuss the emerging deal. “Stay tuned,” Schumer tells us with a grin.

Democrats are likely to get a vote on an extension later. But they've already gotten similar votes. Republicans already vowing to block an extension without major changes to the ACA, like adding Hyde language.

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Rick Scott, who represents state with a higher percentage of people on ACA marketplace plans than any other and made his fortune in health care, says he opposes extending the ACA subsidies entirely. “Covid’s over.”