Speaker Johnson won't guarantee vote in House on ACA subsidies
Speaker Mike Johnson, walking back to his office, again would not commit to holding a vote in the House on the Affordable Care Act subsidies -- something Senate GOP leaders agreed to do as part of a deal they cut with Democrats to reopen the government.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., makes a statement to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025.
Johnson said there will be a "deliberative process" in the lower chamber to "find consensus" among lawmakers.
"I do not guarantee the outcome of legislation or dates or deadlines or anything," he said.
Last week at a news conference, Johnson echoed a similar sentiment -- saying he would not make any promises on holding an ACA subsidies vote.
Nov 10, 2025, 9:45 PM GMT
Trump: 'I'll abide by the deal'
President Donald Trump, taking reporter questions in the Oval Office on Monday afternoon, discussed the Senate deal to end the government shutdown: "We have support from enough Democrats and we're going to be opening up our country."
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Washington.
Trump was asked by ABC News White House Correspondent Karen Travers if he would abide by the Senate deal's language on reversing mass firings the administration implemented during the shutdown.
"I'll abide by the deal. The deal is very good," Trump said.
Nov 10, 2025, 8:27 PM GMT
Schumer says Republicans now 'own' health care crisis
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer argued on Monday that Republicans are now to blame for rising health care costs after Affordable Care Act subsidies were not included in the bipartisan deal to reopen the government.
"The American people have now awoken to Trump's health care crisis. Health care is once again at the forefront of people's minds. People now see that premiums are about to skyrocket. They're terrified about how they're going to pay for their insurance," Schumer said on the Senate floor. "Democrats demanded that we find a way to fix this crisis and quickly, but Republicans have refused to move an inch. So, I cannot support the Republican bill that's on the floor because it fails to do anything of substance to fix America's health care crisis."
"Doing nothing is unacceptable, but that's the choice the Republican side made in obeisance to Donald Trump," Schumer added. "Republicans now own this health care crisis. They knew it was coming. We wanted to fix it. Republicans said no, and now it's on them."
-ABC News' Fritz Farrow
Nov 10, 2025, 8:27 PM GMT
Speaker Johnson says House will return to Washington for voting on shutdown deal
Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that House lawmakers should start returning to Washington "right now" after a small group of Senate Democrats broke a 40-day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted with Republicans to move forward with legislation that would end the government shutdown.
It is unclear when the Senate will hold final votes on the legislation. But Johnson said the "nightmare is finally coming to an end" after the Senate voted 60-40 to consider a compromise bill to fund the government.
"We have to do this as quickly as possible," Johnson said at a news conference Monday morning. He has kept the House out of session since mid-September, when the House passed a bill to continue government funding.
