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AStern

(600 posts)
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:02 PM Sunday

Shaheen: 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'

Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-11-10T02:48:43.859Z


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Shaheen: 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?' (Original Post) AStern Sunday OP
This isn't "working together". This is a stupid capitulation Arazi Sunday #1
Because the poor and middle class losing insurance Johonny Sunday #2
JFC!!! MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #3
and she is retiring, so no electoral pressure (same for Durbin, whose Yea was by far the biggest surprise) Celerity Sunday #6
Work together? To give Rs everything and open govt for less than 3 months while killing the ACA. Nanjeanne Sunday #4
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Sunday #5
"You all" is beholding to one destructive monster. SleeplessinSoCal Sunday #7
Like always, because we want to go forward and they want to go back Stargleamer Sunday #8
Wow just Wow!! Sewa Sunday #9
Post removed Post removed Sunday #10

Johonny

(25,053 posts)
2. Because the poor and middle class losing insurance
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:06 PM
Sunday

Isn't seen as a problem by the servants of the wealthy. That's why.

Celerity

(53,014 posts)
6. and she is retiring, so no electoral pressure (same for Durbin, whose Yea was by far the biggest surprise)
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:10 PM
Sunday

Nanjeanne

(6,480 posts)
4. Work together? To give Rs everything and open govt for less than 3 months while killing the ACA.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:09 PM
Sunday

What did the Rs do to work with the Dems? But they’ll get the “credit” until Jan 30 when they do it all over again.

Im beyond sick.

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SleeplessinSoCal

(10,348 posts)
7. "You all" is beholding to one destructive monster.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:10 PM
Sunday

He is doing his worst and taking a bulldozer to the whole government. And the majority is all for it.

The only hope now is the release of the Epstein Files.

Stargleamer

(2,561 posts)
8. Like always, because we want to go forward and they want to go back
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:11 PM
Sunday

How can you work with them, if they are so strongly and unanimously opposed to everything we want?

Sewa

(1,543 posts)
9. Wow just Wow!!
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:21 PM
Sunday

Shaheen You are living in the past. It’s impossible to work with republicans. 🤮💀

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