Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., was one of seven Senate Democrats that broke with their party to support a deal with Republicans to end the federal government shutdown. (Getty Images)
Stefany Shaheen, in a social media post on Monday, said she would only support a deal if it included extending the expiring subsidies that make health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act, known as the ACA or Obamacare, more affordable to millions of Americans.
The deal to end the shutdown does not include such a provision, but only a promise by the majority Republicans to hold an upcoming vote on extending the subsidies.
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"We need to both end this shutdown and extend the ACA tax credits," Stefany Shaheen wrote. "Otherwise, no deal. It’s essential to ensure people have access to healthcare and it’s past time to put paychecks back into people’s pockets and food back on families’ tables."
The younger Shaheen, whose eldest daughter Elle nearly lost her life after being diagnosed at the age of 8 with Type 1 diabetes, emphasized, "Improving health care has been the cause of my life. It’s why I am running for congress."
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., speaks at a press conference with other Senate Democrats who voted to restore government funding, in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 9, 2025. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
And she pledged that "we are going to be able to continue to fight about healthcare because we’re going to have a vote in December."
Asked about her split with her mother over the shutdown deal, Stefany Shaheen told WMUR in New Hampshire that "every family has differences of opinion and views, and here, we just have very different views about the best way to approach this."
"I think my mom and Senator Hassan did what they believe was right," she said. She also pointed to New Hampshire's other Democrat in the Senate, Sen. Maggie Hassan, who also supported the deal.
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The senator told WMUR that she and her daughter "talk every day. So, she knew where I was, and I knew where she was."
And the senator, who is a top supporter of her daughter's bid for Congress, added, "Stefany is very independent. That's what's going to make her an excellent congresswoman."
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast."
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