* **Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-Philadelphia) is calling on his colleagues to reject the current proposal should it make it to the House.**
* “This bill that does not in any way address the health care crisis, and only includes a vague reference to a promise of a senate vote a month from now, is wholly insufficient to address the health care crisis facing the American people,” Boyle said at a press conference Monday.
* The shutdown was initiated by Democrats, who demanded Republicans restore what are known as enhanced premium tax credits for people receiving health care through the Affordable Care Act. Without the Premium Tax Credits, nearly 22 million Americans, including around 500,000 Pennsylvanians, could see their monthly health care premiums rise by more than double the current rates on average.
* “We have a pinky promise of a possible future vote with no guarantee of passage and no commitment from House Republican leadership or the White House,” Boyle said. “So what we essentially have is a promise about nothing.”
* Boyle was joined by Vicki Miller, the leader of Indivisible Philadelphia, an organization that advocates for progressive causes.
* Miller said Democratic senators who voted to move forward with a vote to reopen the government were effectively turning on voters across the country who handed the party a series of wins in local and statewide elections last Tuesday, including maintaining a liberal majority on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court.
* “We succeed in giving the Democrats a huge victory,” she said. “We are just surprised that they would give in this easily.”
* *Fetterman, who has opposed the shutdown since it began, was one of the Democrats who voted with his GOP colleagues to move forward with a vote to reopen the government.*
* *“After 40 days as a consistent voice against shutting our government down, I voted YES for the 15th time to REOPEN,” Fetterman wrote on the social media platform X. “I’m sorry to our military, SNAP recipients, gov workers, and Capitol Police who haven’t been paid in weeks. It should’ve never come to this. This was a failure.”*
NamelessResearcher on
Yeah, if people aren’t getting their healthcare back, I would rather have the government stay shut down than allow it to continue interfering with my rights. (Actually, they can still do that during a shutdown. But if it reopens, they’ll have a more direct hand in it.)
RJ5R on
*”My urgent plea of all of my colleagues in the House, and that means every Democrat in the House, is to think carefully, and pray [he then chuckles and smirks], and finally do the right thing”* – Speaker Johnson (11/10/2025)
Congressman Boyle is right as usual. I don’t live in his district but he’s a very effective Congressman.
This deal is so stupid, the Democrats forced the Republicans to hold a vote next month that the Democrats would lose? What are they getting out of that? Boyle is right to vote against it.
RealCarlosSagan on
Dems should just offer to rename the ACA “Trumpcare” and suddenly the GOP would be for it
HireEddieJordan on
Boyle is up for reelection in 2026 he doesn’t speak without clearing it with dem leadership and aipac beforehand.
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* **Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-Philadelphia) is calling on his colleagues to reject the current proposal should it make it to the House.**
* “This bill that does not in any way address the health care crisis, and only includes a vague reference to a promise of a senate vote a month from now, is wholly insufficient to address the health care crisis facing the American people,” Boyle said at a press conference Monday.
* The shutdown was initiated by Democrats, who demanded Republicans restore what are known as enhanced premium tax credits for people receiving health care through the Affordable Care Act. Without the Premium Tax Credits, nearly 22 million Americans, including around 500,000 Pennsylvanians, could see their monthly health care premiums rise by more than double the current rates on average.
* “We have a pinky promise of a possible future vote with no guarantee of passage and no commitment from House Republican leadership or the White House,” Boyle said. “So what we essentially have is a promise about nothing.”
* Boyle was joined by Vicki Miller, the leader of Indivisible Philadelphia, an organization that advocates for progressive causes.
* Miller said Democratic senators who voted to move forward with a vote to reopen the government were effectively turning on voters across the country who handed the party a series of wins in local and statewide elections last Tuesday, including maintaining a liberal majority on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court.
* “We succeed in giving the Democrats a huge victory,” she said. “We are just surprised that they would give in this easily.”
* *Fetterman, who has opposed the shutdown since it began, was one of the Democrats who voted with his GOP colleagues to move forward with a vote to reopen the government.*
* *“After 40 days as a consistent voice against shutting our government down, I voted YES for the 15th time to REOPEN,” Fetterman wrote on the social media platform X. “I’m sorry to our military, SNAP recipients, gov workers, and Capitol Police who haven’t been paid in weeks. It should’ve never come to this. This was a failure.”*
Yeah, if people aren’t getting their healthcare back, I would rather have the government stay shut down than allow it to continue interfering with my rights. (Actually, they can still do that during a shutdown. But if it reopens, they’ll have a more direct hand in it.)
*”My urgent plea of all of my colleagues in the House, and that means every Democrat in the House, is to think carefully, and pray [he then chuckles and smirks], and finally do the right thing”* – Speaker Johnson (11/10/2025)
Oh piss off bro
Oh sorry, no one will do anything to stop Trump.
No health care benefits **and** [no SNAP payments.](https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-benefits-trump-government-shutdown-c633d646f08f395e7d157d1145eaf727)
That wasn’t a ‘deal,’ it was capitulation.
Congressman Boyle is right as usual. I don’t live in his district but he’s a very effective Congressman.
This deal is so stupid, the Democrats forced the Republicans to hold a vote next month that the Democrats would lose? What are they getting out of that? Boyle is right to vote against it.
Dems should just offer to rename the ACA “Trumpcare” and suddenly the GOP would be for it
Boyle is up for reelection in 2026 he doesn’t speak without clearing it with dem leadership and aipac beforehand.