This reads like a surrender memo. Forty days of pain and Democrats finally vote to reopen the government for a vague promise of a future vote on ACA subsidies, with no guarantee and no timeline. That isn’t negotiation, it’s stress-induced capitulation.
Federal workers deserve better than back pay that was already mandated, and millions facing higher premiums deserve actual protections now. If this is the price of ending a shutdown, then the leverage was wasted and voters should be furious.
Do not let this be swept under the rug. Hold lawmakers accountable in primaries and at the ballot box if they keep trading real wins for empty assurances. We need leaders who use leverage, not tuck tail.
None of the senators are up for reflection next year, and all of the representatives are retiring next year. None of them will face a consequence for this
This reads like a surrender memo. Forty days of pain and Democrats finally vote to reopen the government for a vague promise of a future vote on ACA subsidies, with no guarantee and no timeline. That isn’t negotiation, it’s stress-induced capitulation.
Federal workers deserve better than back pay that was already mandated, and millions facing higher premiums deserve actual protections now. If this is the price of ending a shutdown, then the leverage was wasted and voters should be furious.
Do not let this be swept under the rug. Hold lawmakers accountable in primaries and at the ballot box if they keep trading real wins for empty assurances. We need leaders who use leverage, not tuck tail.
It’s fucking collaboration is what it is.
None of the senators are up for reflection next year, and all of the representatives are retiring next year. None of them will face a consequence for this
Millions of Americans myself included suffer for nothing. This why I say fuck both parties.
Bold of you to take these assholes at their word.
They did this on purpose with malice aforethought to scuttle the fight for even a little consideration for healthcare costs drowning the 99%.
The Democrat party works for the donor class, exactly like their friends in the GOP. It couldn’t be any clearer.