Senate near deal to reopen government
Source: The Hill
As many as 10 Democratic senators are expected to vote for a bill to reopen the government as soon as Sunday evening or early Monday morning, as a group of moderate Democrats, and even some liberals, are ready to end the 40-day shutdown.
Centrist Democrats and Republican members of the Senate Appropriations Committee were close to reaching a deal last week to reopen the government, but it was delayed by strong pushback from Senate progressives who urged their Democratic colleagues to hold out for a bigger concession on extending enhanced health insurance premium subsidies.
Centrist Democrats such as Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) and Maggie Hassan (N.H.) wanted to put an end to the shutdown after funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits expired on Nov. 1 and traffic problems at airports around the country grew increasingly dire.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5597679-senate-funding-measure-shutdown-end/
Tactical Peek
(1,377 posts)I'm beginning to smell a big, fat Commie rat!
- General 'Buck' Turgidson
orangecrush
(27,582 posts)thought crime
(1,007 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(21,532 posts)dweller
(27,587 posts)Titled : The Art of the Kneel
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bob4460
(370 posts)Why force the shut down at all when they cave at the end?
NotHardly
(2,255 posts)valleyrogue
(2,467 posts)dem4decades
(13,400 posts)That's why I quit giving a shit, so I have to go back to not caring?
Lonestarblue
(13,125 posts)Republicans will be quick to paint them as unprincipled cowards who caused harm for no reason. And they will never negotiate on extending the ACA subsidies because they see no subsidies as a way to finally kill Obamacare.
cstanleytech
(28,048 posts)electric_blue68
(24,911 posts)Deminpenn
(17,168 posts)Dems recognize Americans are in a bind, many going hungry and unpaid. Unlike Rs, we are not the party that inflicts pain and cruelty on everyday Americans.
Before next November, the scope of what the Rs did will be self-evident.
electric_blue68
(24,911 posts)NotHardly
(2,255 posts)FBaggins
(28,589 posts)Whatever the deal is should be acceptable to a larger share of members
generalbetrayus
(1,384 posts)according to the source."
Enough time to ferret out the fine print preventing a vote on extending the federal assistance in paying health insurance premiums?
Marthe48
(22,362 posts)and whatever other horsehockey they write in.
I hope the Dems stand strong for us.
eringer
(507 posts)No health care subsidy, no deal.
As the convicted felon said about Ukraine, the MAGA repubs are out of cards.
Polybius
(21,175 posts)Not sure of the health care subsidy though, since only 8 Dems voted Yes.
NotHardly
(2,255 posts)electric_blue68
(24,911 posts)NotHardly
(2,255 posts)pfitz59
(12,085 posts)Highest airline volume of the year. Folks want government back on line. Especially aviation. Loss of ACA will be a critical issue during the midterms. Stick it to the GOPers then. Practicality must enter the equation.
angrychair
(11,488 posts)People are already being notified that their premiums will go up 1000% or more. Example: $400/month now to $1200/month starting in January.
That's no small thing. Healthy, or healthier, people will just drop it. My child being one of them. They have not renewed their coverage because they just can't afford it but they are in decent good health.
As the pool becomes smaller and higher risk, the costs will go up dramatically until it just collapses under it's own weight.
Not just the ACA but the entire healthcare system.
Turbineguy
(39,636 posts)Hotler
(13,617 posts)thought crime
(1,007 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(130,983 posts)Take anything the Hill says with a grain of salt.
Bayard
(27,794 posts)You mean to tell me that they have let this travesty go on for over a month, stressing everybody out, making family finances and healthcare totter, just to cave in anyway?!!
I will have no respect for any of these Dems that cave without getting SNAP and Obamacare on solid ground. It will kill a lot of votes next year. Just imagine the crowing trump will do. Unforgivable!
herding cats
(19,962 posts)It's the ACA (Obamacare) which they're caving in on and will devastate those like myself relying on it to stay alive.
It's people like me they're betraying, and not in the short term, but for the remainder of my lifetime. Which will be much, much shorter now thanks to this.
bluestarone
(20,783 posts)It's unexplainable in my book.
Blasphemer
(3,534 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(130,983 posts)Five Democrats changed their votes not ten. Not saying that's a consolation, however.
russmoon
(1 post)Let them know. So much suffering and sacrifice from your people. For. Nothing. Eat. Cake. Senate Dems: (202) 224-3121