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gab13by13

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3. Would have been nice to take a stand back in March
Mon Sep 29, 2025, 08:28 AM
Yesterday

and hold up passing the CR until Democrats got protections for the social safety net,

The gutting of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, etc, is now law, good luck trying to undo a law.

Also the reimbursements to Obamacare are set to expire.

The time to take a stand was March but Schumer led a handful of Senators to kneecap the majority of Congressional Democrats and now he is in a huge dilemma.

Just curious how many DUers were opposed to taking a stand back in March? I know I was criticized for wanting the social safety net protected,, was told passing the CR would protect Social Security, well it certainly did not.

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