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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Ramm. The Senate is in session today, the first weekend session since the government shut down October 1st. Democrats say they're offering a compromise to reopen the government, but Republican Senate Leader John Thune says it's a non starter. NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports.
Barbara Sprunt (0:34)
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a proposal to reopen the government with a one year extension of Affordable Care act tax credits. Those credits are set to expire at the end of the year and have been central to this government shutdown. Most Democratic senators have been holding out on voting to fund the government until Republicans agree to extend those credits. Schumer also proposed establishing a bipartisan committee to negotiate on long term health care reforms. Republicans want to address health care subsidies after the government reopens any deal. And the Senate would also have to pass the House, which remains out of town. Barbara Sprunt, NPR News, the capitol.
Nora Ramm (1:10)
More than 2,000 flights across the US have been canceled or delayed today under FAA orders. The nation's busiest airports are cutting 4% of flights building to 10% by next week. NPR's Amy Held reports.
Amy Held (1:24)
A stressed system is stressing out flyers.
Richard Olverio (1:27)
Total headache, disaster, nightmare.
Amy Held (1:29)
Richard Olverio's Philadelphia to Florida flight was rebooked twice, working unpaid. Fewer air traffic control workers are showing up. The Senate, meantime, showing up for its first Saturday session in the shutdown, capping the week it became the longest in history, surpassing the record 35 days under the first Trump administration. Mounting travel disruptions then pressured lawmakers and Trump to compromise. Now, weeks before the Thanksgiving rush, with billions of dollars and millions of travelers on the line, travel industry groups are imploring Congress to end this shutdown and avert what they say would be a crisis. Amy Held, NPR News.
Nora Ramm (2:10)
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to withhold for now payments under snap, the federal food assistance program. This allows a lower court more time to consider the administration's request to make only partial payments. SNAP benefits have lapsed for the first time in the 60 year history of the program. And Allie Coffrey is a special education teacher in Pennsylvania. She says many of her students rely on the program, so she began packing lunches for them.