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BY BEN SZALINSKI CapitolNewsIllinois<\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is once again at odds with other prominent Illinois Democrats over a vote that set in motion a plan to end the record-long federal government shutdown.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Durbin, who is not seeking reelection in 2026, was one of eight members in the Senate Democratic caucus to join Republicans in supporting a procedural vote to begin the process of passing legislation to fund the government, which entered its 41<\/span>st<\/span> day without a budget on Monday. But that package will not include health care subsidies that Democrats had demanded be included in a bill to reopen the government.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRepublicans finally woke up and realized their Groundhog Day needed to end,\u201d Durbin said in a statement Sunday night. \u201cThis bill is not perfect, but it takes important steps to reduce their shutdown\u2019s hurt. Not only would it fully fund SNAP for the year ahead, but it would reverse the mass firings the Trump Administration ordered throughout the shutdown.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Senate Democrats believe they secured a promise from Senate Republican leaders to hold a Senate vote on the Affordable Care Act tax credits. The tax credits expire at the end of the year, setting the stage for health care premiums to skyrocket. Congressional Democrats have refused for more than a month to vote for any bill that did not include new health care tax credits to rein in costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But many of Illinois\u2019 top Democrats are opposed to the Durbin-backed funding plan. It also marks the second time this year Durbin has found himself at odds with Gov. JB Pritzker over a Senate vote to fund the government.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

PRITZKER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pritzker, who is widely discussed as a possible 2028 presidential candidate, said he favors continuing to fight President Donald Trump with a government shutdown, which many Democrats believe gives their party leverage to force Republicans to support funding the ACA subsidies.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not a deal \u2014 it’s an empty promise,\u201d Gov. JB Pritzker said on social media. \u201cTrump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families. Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Durbin also <\/span>sided with Republicans in March<\/span><\/a> and voted for the spending plan that kept the government open through September. That triggered outrage from many Democrats who favored shutting down the government at the time to make it harder for Trump to implement his agenda.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pritzker said in March that Durbin\u2019s decision was a \u201chuge mistake,\u201d and he was \u201cdead wrong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Congressional Dems doubt leverage<\/b><\/p>\n

The Senate\u2019s vote on Sunday sets the stage for the chamber to pass substantive legislation to fund the government through Jan. 30, but it will require the House\u2019s approval and Trump\u2019s signature first. That timeline remains unclear.<\/span><\/p>\n

CNN reported<\/span><\/a> the plan would fully fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits through next September and reverses Trump\u2019s firing of federal workers during the shutdown.<\/span><\/p>\n

Durbin said Republicans own the blame for the shutdown, adding he believes Democrats can claim victory with the vote.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow that Democrats secured these wins, it\u2019s time for Leader (John) Thune to keep his promise to schedule a vote on the ACA tax credits in December, and we will see to it that he makes good on his word for the millions of Americans worried they won\u2019t be able to afford health care in January,\u201d Durbin said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Many, including Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, want congressional Democrats to continue holding out for ACA tax credits.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI simply cannot, and I will not, vote to do nothing to help protect them (families) from Trump\u2019s vindictive and malicious efforts in exchange for a vague promise from the least trustworthy Republican party in our nation\u2019s history,\u201d Duckworth said in a statement after voting against the procedural vote on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

DUCKWORTH<\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, a Democrat from Downers Grove, ripped Durbin and the seven other Senate Democrats who sided with Republicans. He said on <\/span>social media<\/span><\/a> that Democrats \u201ctrusting\u201d Republicans on an ACA vote is like \u201ca liar convincing a sucker.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cA sucker for believing the lie, and for believing (House Speaker Mike) Johnson will ever bring it up in the House,\u201d he wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n

Candidates disagree with Durbin<\/b><\/p>\n

The three leading Democrats running to replace Durbin are all opposed to the plan to reopen the government.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Republican shutdown has caused immense suffering for Illinois families, and that pain will be compounded exponentially because Democrats let the GOP off the hook,\u201d Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton said in a statement. \u201cWhile we all want to see food assistance fully funded and federal workers paid and protected, healthcare for millions of Americans cannot be the tradeoff. An empty promise is not enough.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

STRATTON<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stratton also publicly criticized Durbin\u2019s vote in March.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reps. Robin Kelly, of Lynwood, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, of Schaumburg, said they will vote against the funding plan whenever it arrives in the House.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not cave to broken promises from Trump and the GOP who have sold the American people a bill of goods on so many things, but especially their access to quality healthcare,\u201d Kelly said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

KELLY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Krishnamoorthi said his red line will continue to be whether ACA credits are preserved.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI lived through more than 50 attempts by Donald Trump in his first term to repeal Obamacare and continued statements that he\u2019s going to gut the Affordable Care Act now,\u201d Krishnamoorthi said in a <\/span>video statement<\/span><\/a> on Monday. \u201cSo I cannot in good conscious believe that all of the sudden he\u2019s going to take actions right now to strengthen Obamacare.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Bill signals end to flight delays, SNAP woes<\/b><\/p>\n

Illinois has seen escalating impacts from the record government shutdown.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

KRISHNAMOORTHI<\/strong><\/p>\n

About 2 million people have been stuck in limbo this month over whether they will receive federal food benefits from SNAP.\u00a0 The U.S. Department of Agriculture told states last month that they would not distribute November SNAP benefits as the shutdown continued.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whether USDA must use contingency funds to pay full benefits has been an ongoing legal battle in the federal court system since Nov. 1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Travelers through Chicago\u2019s airports could also see some relief when the government reopens. A growing number of air traffic controllers have called out of work after not getting paid for the last month, leading the Federal Aviation Administration last week to require airlines to cancel flights at 40 airports, including O\u2019Hare and Midway, because of staffing shortages that cause delays to stack up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

O\u2019Hare was one of the worst airports for delays on Sunday, according to <\/span>FlightAware<\/span><\/a>, with 16% of departures canceled and 53% delayed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Capitol News Illinois<\/span><\/i><\/a> is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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