So now the Senators who scuttled the shutdown in exchange for fuck-all are going to admit they were wrong and should resign for such a massive fuck-up, right?
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Oh, totally /s (arc)
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: One of the senators voting today is Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire. In fact, the reason senators are voting today is that Senator Shaheen and other Democrats voted to reopen the government last month. And in exchange, Republicans promised a vote on the subsidies, with no promise that they would pass. Senator, good morning.
JEANNE SHAHEEN: Good morning.
INSKEEP: Selena just reported you're going to vote on two plans today, and neither is likely to get the 60 votes that it needs. Is that how you read the situation?
SHAHEEN: It is, sadly. And it's sad because so many people are seeing their insurance rates come through, and they are doubling, tripling - in some cases, even more. And people are concerned about whether they're going to be able to pay those rates. And we're going to see a lot of people who are going to lose their health insurance if we don't address this.
INSKEEP: I'm wondering if there's a chance you're getting played here. And here's what I mean by that, Senator. Vulnerable Republicans - a few of them will be able to vote for something today. It'll still fall short of 60. The Republicans get cover, and the bill doesn't pass.
SHAHEEN: Well, I think people will know very clearly who to blame if it doesn't pass. We're seeing in the House a discharge petition that's trying to force a vote that has a number of Republicans who have signed on, who are trying to force the speaker to actually get a vote on this so that - because they're feeling heat from their constituents, who are seeing these rate increases and not being able to afford their health insurance. We had a shadow hearing yesterday. We heard from a woman in Virginia who's a small business owner. She paid $544 a month for her plan in 2025. Currently, she's going to - that same plan is slated to cost $842 for the month. And without the subsidy in 2026, her plan would cost $1,552 a month. That's not affordable for her.
INSKEEP: That sounds...
SHAHEEN: And we know that...
INSKEEP: ...Similar to the - yeah. That sounds similar to the story that Selena Simmons-Duffin just gave us. So if both bills do fail today, what happens next? Do you vote on something else? What happens?
SHAHEEN: Well, I hope that talks are going to continue and that we might be able to reach a compromise agreement because [bullshit continues]
I only wish he'd asked her what kind of leverage they have to compel a compromise.
Wtf kind of milquetoast, mealy-mouthed lipservice is that?
SHAHEEN: Well, I think people will know very clearly who to blame if it doesn't pass.
Yeah, I blame you.
they were riding on the NYC win and another DEM win, hoping the voters would forget the next election.
About like lemmings are going to admit they don't work for us.
they choose the dems that are currently immmune to being primaried next year and some even in 28. its a well calculated move, of course theres behind the scenes agreement with the gop too.
Naw, their constituents are so stupid they will probably get reelected and we will see another 50 years of this BS.
Yep. For these people, it's never the time for third party. For those of us who tired of playing suckers 40 years ago, it's always the time.
What was the point of extending the subsidies anyway ?
It would have just allowed Trump to avoid the consequences of that decision in the mid-terms.
It's more important that people can get healthcare
that seems to be the strategy, some of the dems are complicit in helping trump and gop, and many of them are DInos.
Uhh, saving lives?
Also, even those affected by these cuts and who voted for Trump will simply believe that it isn't the Republicans fault and continue to vote against their interests.