‘No health care, no deal’: Local politicians react to tentative deal to end government shutdown: Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren are among the local members of Congress saying they do not support a deal that does not make health care more affordable for Americans.
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**Within this article you will see some of those who oppose this deal.**
But, I read that all it takes is 8 yes votes from the Democrats, and it may go through:(
Snippet:
>Three senators from New England spearheaded [a deal Sunday that could bring an end to the lengthy U.S. government shutdown](https://www.nbcboston.com/news/politics/senators-tentative-deal-end-government-shutdown/3842466/), but it contains a major health care concession from Democrats that has several local politicians sounding off.
>The deal — negotiated by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Angus King, I-Vt. — would fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and reverse President Donald Trump’s attempted layoffs of federal workers through “reduction in force” notifications, but it does not include an extension of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, meaning insurance premiums would go up for millions of Americans, three sources with direct knowledge of the agreement told NBC News.
>Shaheen explained her reasoning in a statement posted to X, saying of affordable health care, in part: “There is no one in the Senate who wants to see these tax credits extended more than me. But weeks of negotiations with Republicans have made clear that they will not address health care as part of shutdown talks — and that waiting longer will only prolong the pain Americans are feeling because of the shutdown.”
Primary all of them:
Jacky Rosen – Democrat, Nevada
Tim Kaine – Democrat, Virginia
Angus King – Independent, Maine (caucuses with Democrats)
Jeanne Shaheen – Democrat, New Hampshire
Dick Durbin – Democrat, Illinois
Catherine Cortez Masto – Democrat, Nevada
Maggie Hassan – Democrat, New Hampshire
John Fetterman – Democrat, Pennsylvania
democrats would rather starve children than open the governent, disgusting.
Dems should take Trump’s idea about holding a convention next year and get their shit together
Trump still not tired of winning! Congrats to the GOP!
Deal was to open until 30 Jan 2026. Bring back all furloughed (including fired) with back pay.
No change to expiring ACA subsidies.
Send updated CR language to House for passage (due to extension until 30 Jan 2026).
Imagine if she endorsed Bernie Sanders instead of Joe Biden.
The GOP is evil. Effectively kicking millions off of their healthcare. The dems are cowards to allow it
Put does it even matter if the rest don’t like it? This passes the Senate right then goes to house then trump?
Took a severe brain injury to make Fetterman have conservative thoughts. Take that as you will
These spineless Democrat Senators are an embarassment to us all. They’re happy to sell out Americans for their own political gain.
If any Democrats vote to pass this shitty bill after 40 days and get nothing out of it, then they are abject failures. If this shitty bill passes, we failed as a nation. It would have been 40 days of economic hardship for nothing.
Fuck anyone voting for this. I hope they get the rewards they want.
What a waste of a country!
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I think many people are starting to see Republicans for who they are. If healthcare goes up and people lose coverage many more will start to see the whole picture.
Will the house pass this too?
It’s important to note that none of this guarantees that federal workers will be back on the job or that snap benefits will be restored. The Trump administration has shown an absolute willingness to not follow the law. This is just Democrats caving for nothing accomplished at all.
Yet it will pass.
We just saw this past Tuesday that people want the dems to keep fighting against the Trump agenda. Looks like the Dems will repay them by giving the republicans exactly what they wanted. So now, the republicans are going to take their victory lap and paint the Dems as the reason for the shutdown because after 40 days they caved to what the republicans offered.
When history about this era of American politics is taught in classes, they’re going to remember two things; how evil the republicans are, and how incredibly stupid and ineffective the democrats are at fighting against them.
From another post. I keep on making the same point:
It’s practically too late to change ACA pricing for 2026 so what’s the point in holding out for something that the GOP can’t actually deliver? FWIW, it takes about 6 months for insurers to come up with pricing and get that pricing approved by state regulators, so this issue was effectively over in July of this year. What the Dems have done is made the GOP vote on something in December so they can hold the issue over their heads next year when a significant number of job losses are likely to occur. This was always the best that they AND WE could hope for.
A plague upon Chuck Schumer’s house.
These two will have to win back my trust. I’m willing to give them the opportunity to do so that I’m not giving to the rest of the party, but Warren at least should have helped wrangle them if Schumer was unable or unwilling to do so.
I hope Bernie was right when he said this won’t pass the House, but I’m 0% optimistic
Not more affordable, just affordable period. It’s already too fucking expensive WITH the subsidy.
Some Democrats with a backbone. Thank god
I’m leaving the Democratic Party. We delivered the votes in last week’s election and these Traitors gave it all away for NOTHING.
Disgusting, despicable, dumps of doo-doo. Word fail.
Schumer caved again. The dude will never have leverage because he ALWAYS CAVES
AOC for Senate ’26
AOC for President ’28
I’m happy my Senators are awesome, but I’m also pissed the shitty ones are fucking it up for all of us and I can’t even primary them. Least we got Markey and Warren, though. Wish she won.
These few people just systematically destroyed what little was left of the Old Democratic Party. Fucking useless!
not more affordable. stop lying. exactly as affordable as it is currently and not more expensive.
im so fucking tired of this shit
Any Senators brave enough to stand up call for removing Chuck Schumer as leader . Enough is Enough
Moderate, centrist, don’t matter. They’re all republicans and democrats in name only