President signs legislation to restart federal operations after House passes measure in 222-209 vote
The longest US government shutdown in history ended on Wednesday after more than 42 days, following the House of Representative’s passage of a bill negotiated by Republicans and a splinter group of Democrat-aligned senators.
The compromise sets the stage for government operations to return to normal through January, while leaving unresolved the issue of expiring tax credits for ...
Democrats introduce discharge petition to force vote on extension of ObamaCare subsidies
House Democratic leaders introduced a discharge petition Wednesday designed to force consideration of legislation to extend expiring ObamaCare subsidies for another three years. Behind House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), the Democrats are hoping to entice a handful of moderate Republicans to endorse the petition, which will require 218 signatures to force a floor vote on the...
Democrats introduce discharge petition to force vote on extension of ObamaCare subsidies
House Democratic leaders on Wednesday introduced a discharge petition designed to force consideration of legislation to extend expiring ObamaCare subsidies for another three years. Behind House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), the Democrats are hoping to entice a handful of moderate Republicans to endorse the petition, which will require 218 signatures to force a floor vote on...
House to vote on bill to end US shutdown: Why are Democrats opposing it?
Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has called for a three-year extension of subsidies to the Affordable Care Act.
Chuck Schumer doesn’t deserve this
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
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...