Top congressional Democrats have agreed on what they will demand of GOP leaders in return for voting to extend government funding this month: Any shutdown-averting deal needs to include health care provisions such as an extension of soon-to-expire insurance subsidies, one top lawmaker said.
Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts, the House’s top Democratic tax writer, described that ultimatum following a private huddle with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other party leaders.
“They’re on board” with the strategy, Neal said in an interview about Senate Democrats, including Schumer.
A Schumer spokesperso…
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