As a U.S. House member from Michigan, Mike Rogers voted on September 20, 2013 for a stopgap spending bill that would prohibit the use of any federal funds to carry out the ACA, and on September 29 and 30 voted three more times for House versions that attached Affordable Care Act changes. The Senate rejected them, and the government shut down for 16 days from October 1, 2013, with federal workers furloughed for 6.6 million days in all.
Now the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Rogers said in January 2026 that he would start by "phasing out insurance company taxpayer subsidies", opposing an extension of the enhanced ACA tax credits that were the central issue of the 2025 shutdown. The credits expired at the end of 2025, and Michigan's Marketplace enrollment fell 27% in 2026.
Mike Rogers's Shutdown Votes in 2013 and His Stand on the 2025 Shutdown's Health Credits
- Rogers Voted in September 2013 for a Stopgap That Would Fund the Government Only if the Affordable Care Act Got No Money. On September 20, 2013, Mike Rogers, then a House member from Michigan, voted yes on H.J.Res. 59, a stopgap spending bill that, as passed by the House, incorporated language that would prohibit the use of any federal funds to carry out the ACA; it passed 230 to 189. The Senate's version dropped that language, the two chambers did not agree by October 1, 2013, and a 16-full-day shutdown ensued, the Congressional Research Service reported. Federal employees were furloughed for a combined total of 6.6 million days, and the Office of Management and Budget put the cost of pay for furloughed workers at roughly $2.0 billion, for services that could not be performed. These effects were temporary, and the government reopened after the 16 days.
- Rogers Voted Three More Times on the Eve of the 2013 Shutdown to Attach Affordable Care Act Changes to Government Funding. On September 29, 2013, Mike Rogers voted yes on two House amendments to the Senate's stopgap, which passed 248 to 174 and 231 to 192, and on September 30 he voted yes on a third House version, which passed 228 to 201. The House proposed these changes to delay the ACA's implementation, but the Senate rejected those changes, the Congressional Research Service reported. During the October 2013 shutdown that followed, the Small Business Administration was unable to process about 700 applications for $140 million in small business loans, and closed national parks lost over $500 million in visitor spending nationwide; forecasters estimated $2-$6 billion in lost output, the Office of Management and Budget reported.
- Rogers Opposed Extending the Health Insurance Credits That Were the Central Issue of the 2025 Shutdown. In January 2026, Mike Rogers told the Michigan Advance he would start by "phasing out insurance company taxpayer subsidies", as Michigan Democrats attacked his opposition to extending the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. The extension of those credits was the central issue underlying the entire shutdown of October and November 2025, NPR reported; the Democratic stopgap would have made them permanent, and they expired at the end of 2025. In 2026, premium payments from Marketplace enrollees increased by an average of 58% from $113 to $178 per month, KFF found.
What the Lapsed Health Credits Mike Rogers Opposed Mean for Michigan
- Health coverage. Michigan's effectuated Marketplace enrollment fell from 488,139 in 2025 to 357,350 in 2026, a 27% drop, after the enhanced credits expired, according to KFF's state data, so fewer Michigan residents who buy their own insurance kept coverage through the Marketplace.
- Premiums. For 2027, every Michigan insurer that filed Marketplace rates asked for an increase, from 11.08% (Priority Health) to 25.54% (UnitedHealthcare Community Plan), according to Peterson-KFF's compilation of filings, on top of the higher net premiums Michigan enrollees began paying in 2026 without the enhanced credits.
Frequently Asked Questions About Mike Rogers on Government shutdowns
What is Mike Rogers's record on government shutdowns under Trump?
Mike Rogers, now the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, voted as a House member in September 2013 four times to attach the defunding or delay of parts of the Affordable Care Act to government funding before the 16-day shutdown that began on October 1, 2013. In January 2026 he opposed extending the enhanced ACA tax credits, the central issue of the 2025 shutdown, which expired at the end of 2025, and fewer Michigan residents now buy Marketplace coverage.
Did Mike Rogers vote to defund Obamacare in 2013?
Yes. Mike Rogers voted on September 20, 2013 for the House stopgap bill that incorporated language that would prohibit the use of any federal funds to carry out the ACA, the Congressional Research Service reported. The Senate removed that language, and the government shut down when the two chambers could not agree.
What did Mike Rogers say about the 2025 government shutdown?
Mike Rogers blamed Democrats for the shutdown in an October 1, 2025 statement and, in January 2026, said he would start by "phasing out insurance company taxpayer subsidies" (Michigan Advance). The Democratic stopgap offered in October 2025 would have made the enhanced credits permanent.
Last updated: 2026-10-25