November 5, 2025
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — The United States government has officially been shut down over health care for a record-breaking 36 days. It’s the longest shutdown in history and with the future of the Affordable Care Act at risk, 314 Action President Shaughnessy Naughton released the following statement:
“Congressional Republicans have officially shut down the government for the longest period in American history. Instead of extending the ACA tax credit, they chose to take an endless vacation and dodge accountability in Washington—while federal employees continue to work without pay and families who rely on SNAP starve.
“No one should be forced to choose between paying medical bills and rent. But if Republicans refuse to extend ACA subsidies, that’s what will happen. Millions of Americans will see their premiums double or triple, exacerbating the crisis of the uninsured—a problem the Affordable Care Act was created to solve. Working families across the country will be priced out of health insurance, risking an explosion of medical debt for emergency surgeries or routine treatment for chronic conditions. This isn’t leadership—it’s cruelty—and we are not going to let Republicans get away with it.
“Tuesday’s election results confirm that voters are fed up with Republican attacks on health care—which only worsen the affordability crisis. In response, 314 Action is working with a record number of doctors and scientists running for office in 2026 who know how to fix the health care system from the inside out. This is our moment—it’s time for a new kind of leadership and our candidates are ready to step up and fight for the American people and restore health care.”
314 Action is the only national organization working to recruit, train and elect Democratic scientists across all levels of government—from the Senate down to local school boards. The organization is powered by a grassroots community of over six million people supporting scientists and health care professionals who will use science and facts to address the most urgent issues facing our generation.
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