The Senate bill to end the shutdown and fund SNAP but not extend Obamacare ACA subsidies had eight Democrats vote for it but not Chuck Schumer of New York
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Jeffries, Democrats will offer 3-year extension of ObamaCare subsidies
House Democratic leaders on Tuesday will propose a three-year extension of the soon-to-expire ObamaCare subsidies at the center of the shutdown fight. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Katherine Clark (Mass.), the Democratic whip, will offer the legislation as an amendment to the Senate-passed spending agreement during a meeting of the Rules Committee...
Top House Democrats vow to oppose shutdown bill over healthcare funding
Democrats are demanding an extension of tax credits for Affordable Care Act health plans set to expire at end of year
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As House Republican leaders move to hold a vote on legislation to reopen the US government, top Democrats vowed on Tuesday to oppose the bill for not addressing their demand for more healthcare funding.
Democrats have for weeks insisted that any measure to fund the government include an extension of tax c...
What’s in the Senate deal to reopen government?
The deal struck between Senate Republicans and Democrats to reopen the government allows for federal paychecks and other funding components to resume with senators also set to hold a vote on health care tax credits.
On Monday, the Senate voted 60-40 to pass a bill to fund military construction, Veterans Affairs, the Department of Agriculture and the legislative branch through Sept. 30 of next year — and the rest of government through Jan. 30.
The bill pa...
Jon Stewart rips Democrats who voted for shutdown deal: ‘I can’t f‑‑‑ing believe it’
Jon Stewart is shredding Democrats who voted to end the government shutdown, calling the move a "world-class collapse."
"They f‑‑‑ing caved on the shutdown," Stewart said Monday while hosting Comedy Central's "The Daily Show."
"Tonight's show will be brought to you by 'I can't f‑‑‑ing believe it,'" he cracked.
"Not even a full week removed from the best election night results they've had in years, seven Democratic senators and an independent voted with t...
Axelrod: Schumer ‘in bigger trouble now’
Democratic strategist David Axelrod predicted on Monday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will not retain his leadership post after next year’s midterm elections.
“I think he's been in trouble. I think he is in bigger trouble now,” Axelrod told CNN’s Anderson Cooper, when asked if Schumer is “in trouble here with the left flank of the party.”
“Senator Schumer has been there since 1982,” he continued. “My guess is that he won't be leader of the par...
Coming end of shutdown tees up health care test for Republicans
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Schumer stares down progressive fury over handling of shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has become the target of progressive anger after moderate Democrats struck a deal to reopen the government, raising questions about his future atop the conference even as he distances himself from the agreement.
Progressives, both those in the House and those running to join Schumer in the upper chamber, did not hesitate to lay blame at the feet of the New York senator, arguing that his ineffectual leadership led eight Democrats...
Senate passes bill to reopen government; House set to return to DC
The Senate voted Monday evening to end the 41-day government shutdown, setting the stage for the House to reconvene later this week to pick up the legislation and send it to President Trump’s desk.
The Senate voted 60-40 to pass a bill to fund military construction, veterans’ affairs, the Department of Agriculture and the legislative branch through Sept. 30, 2026, and the rest of government through Jan. 30.
Eight members of the Democratic caucus voted for the deal...