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U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth highlighted Jan’s story on social media, showing how ACA tax credits help her afford a $580-a-month medical implant. #taxcredits #aca

Duckworth said the agreement would not protect American families from what she called President Donald Trump’s “vindictive efforts” in exchange for a vague promise. #shutdown #vote

The Illinois Freedom Caucus said the short-term funding measure prevents Democrats from pushing through a larger spending package before the holidays and maintains current discretionary spending levels first set in 2023. #governmentshutdown

Stratton acknowledged the need to keep food assistance running and federal workers paid but said those priorities should not come at the expense of healthcare access. #funding #democrats

Those two concessions were as far as Republican leaders were willing to go to end the ongoing shutdown, which has lasted a record-long 40 days as Democrats held out over health care policy demands. #shutdown #funding #deal

The program is expected to assist many of the 153,000 federal employees living and working in Illinois, though it remains unclear how many have missed paychecks since the shutdown began Oct. 1. #loan

The ongoing federal government shutdown has disrupted funding for the program, putting millions nationwide at risk — including roughly 50,329 people in Preston’s 16th Senate District, which spans parts of Chicago’s South Side and surrounding communities. #snap

Beginning Friday, Clerk’s Office operations will be reduced, and court staff—currently working at 78 percent of authorized staffing levels—will be reassigned exclusively to work that directly supports essential court functions. #funding

Budzinski, a Democrat who represents Illinois’ 13th Congressional District, called it a “manufactured health care crisis,” noting the impending impact of more than $900 billion in cuts to Medicaid included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Donald Trump earlier this year. #healthcare

He warned that the shutdown will hit the most vulnerable Americans hardest, including families relying on SNAP benefits, seniors waiting on Social Security claims, and federal workers facing missed paychecks. #shutdown