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I don’t know, I am pretty ripped about it. I fired off some letters and made some phone calls, and I have protest postcards heading to their office today.
Yes, it is quite likely that had some of the eight not wanted to go along then other Democrats would have filled in to make 60 votes. A lot of political posturing is going on.
www.nbcnews.com
There are always going to be "stunts" ... that's politics and it's all about power.The deal was spearheaded by Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), working alongside several GOP colleagues. According to sources familiar with the talks who spoke to Politico, the agreement has “more than enough” Democratic support to advance through the Senate. Lawmakers are expected to vote Sunday night to advance the House-passed stopgap measure, which will serve as the vehicle for the broader funding package.
Deal Reached To End The Government Shutdown
After more than a month of gridlock, the U.S. Senate has reached a bipartisan deal to reopen the federal government. The agreement, struck after days of tense negotiations, appears to have the backing of both Senate Democrats and Republicans, paving the way for the shutdown to finally end. The...trendingpoliticsnews.com
It seems reasonable to me to guarantee Democrats get a December vote on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, and which version to vote on. Discussion and a vote are proper Congressional procedure, hopefully there were be no more political stunts that hurt the American people. Eight Democrats did the right thing for the country.
Of course Obamacare is a losing proposition, it was a pack of lies, from keeping your own doctor to being "affordable." What a joke, pass the bill, read it later, and then find out just how expensive it is. Even with the subsidies the premiums have doubled, and the insurance companies rake in the dough. Having choice, just like school choice, is good for everyone. The individual can choose the plan with the best bang for the buck, cutting out all of the middleman bureaucracy.In one Truth Social post on Saturday, the president wrote, “I am recommending to Senate Republicans that the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars currently being sent to money sucking Insurance Companies in order to save the bad Healthcare provided by ObamaCare, BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN PURCHASE THEIR OWN, MUCH BETTER, HEALTHCARE.”
The following day, he again posted that Republicans should give money directly to people’s health savings accounts, which allow people to save pretax money that can be used for certain medical expenses.
Trump floats giving Americans cash for health care and tariff dividends
Administration officials expressed caution around the ideas, saying there were no formal proposals being sent to Congress and that the president was “brainstorming.”
Is this Trump's "concept of a plan"?
Where do these plans without middlemen and bureaucracy come from in your scheme?
I agree. Most likely Schumer and his close allies in the Democratic Party figured out the shutdown had to end and they persuaded the 'safest' Democratic Party senators to 'break ranks' and vote for it for the good of their party. Most who voted for it have either already announced their retirement or don't face a re-election next year or two years after. So likely only the most rabid partisan Democrats will remember and seek vengeance. Though they are promising just that. I was amazed to read of their spittle flecked nutties over these Democrats who dared to vote to reopen the government.
We'll see how much punishment these traitors are in for. It's civil war in the Democratic Party.
I can only imagine their reaction.
As elected officials who at least have to display a pretense of caring, they get to hear what I have to say.I can only imagine their reaction.
The Democrats had previously talked about the suffering a shutdown would cause but went ahead full steam. The administration stated that since Congress had not authorized the funds they could not be required to use the contingency funds. Trump has said full benefits would be paid once enough Democrats voted to stop the shutdown. Activist judges interceded and order that the contingency funds must be used to pay full SNAP benefits, Justice Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Biden nominee, temporarily blocked the lower court ruling.
“So I had the gun pointed to a guys head and I told everybody if they didn't stab 1,000 people, I’d shoot him. Well, they didn’t want to stab 1,000 people, they got the police involved, the police told me I had no right to shoot the guy… So I shot the guy, then stabbed the 1,000 people anyway. Clearly, I’m the victim of the police, the people who didn’t want to stab random people, and everybody who says I’m bad for what I did.”
Eight Democrats knew how bad the situation that they had created was and made the correct choice to do something about it.
Yes, eight Democrats fell for the con, stabbed 1,000 people based off “I won’t shoot the guy, I promise” and the guy got shot anyway.
There was no personal attack, stop lying about what I say in order to avoid answering for yourself.
