Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday dismissed President Trump’s latest statement on health care reform as “unhinged ramblings” that will “no nothing to lower” costs. “Donald Trump’s unhinged ramblings shows he still has no idea how anything actually works. His ‘plan’ makes no sense,” Schumer said in a statement responding to Trump’s plan...
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Murphy says Democrats made a ‘mistake’ by reopening government without ACA subsidies
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday said he believes it was a mistake for Democrats to reopen the government without including any extensions of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies that are set to expire in January and cause sharp increases in health care premiums. "I thought it was a mistake for Democrats to give up what was...
Moulton: Schumer ‘can’t keep the team together’
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) on Friday slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) leadership after the government shutdown ended with no compromise on expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) health care subsidies. As a guest on Politico's "The Conversation" podcast with Dasha Burns, Moulton said Schumer "quit right when we actually looked like we might be...
Moulton: Schumer ‘can’t keep the team together’
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) on Friday slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) leadership after the government shutdown ended with no compromise on expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) health care subsidies. As a guest on Politico's "The Conversation" podcast with Dasha Burns, Moulton said Schumer "quit right when we actually looked like we might be...
Another shutdown in January? Some lawmakers are already bracing for it
The longest shutdown in American history is over, but another one might be just around the bend. Democrats are fuming that the bipartisan Senate deal to reopen the government after 43 days did nothing to address the expiring ObamaCare subsidies that stood as their key demand throughout the impasse. Now, with funding for large parts...
House Republican asks Thune, Schumer to work on bipartisan ObamaCare subsidies extension bill
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) on Wednesday urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to work across party lines to secure an extension for ObamaCare premium subsidies. “As Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, I write to you today to extend my hand of cooperation in our very...
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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