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According to the Congressional Budget Office, permanently extending the enhanced ACA subsidies would cost how much over 10 years?

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CBO's $350 billion estimate (2026-2035) became the shutdown's fiscal flashpoint. Republicans demanded offsetting cuts; Democrats refused to touch Medicaid or Medicare. The irony: the 2025 shutdown its...

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