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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(130,849 posts)
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 03:16 PM Monday

Schiff says Republicans may 'cheat' on any shutdown compromise

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., suggested on Sunday that Republicans would "cheat" on any agreement Democrats ultimately reach with them in order to end the government shutdown, saying his party needs assurances that GOP leaders wouldn't renege on any legislative promises should a compromise be reached.

Following the Democratic proposal made on Friday by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that asks for a one-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies in order to reopen the government -- an offer that Republicans have called a non-starter -- Schiff told ABC "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos that any agreement Democrats eventually reach to end the stalemate would require "really solid guarantees" drafted in legislation that wouldn't be able to be defaulted on.

"We have the president telling us now, Republicans telling us now, they're not going to honor any agreement we reach with them. They're telling us 'we'll put money in whatever, money we agree on for a continued resolution to fund the government. But were telling you in advance, we are going to rescind the funding you want,'" Schiff said.

"They're telling us they're going to cheat on an agreement, and we need in whatever agreement we reach, to have some really solid guarantees in that legislation that they simply can't go and renege after it's done," he added, noting that there have been "some talks" in the Senate between members of both parties on a possible compromise.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/schiff-says-republicans-may-cheat-145903037.html

This story was released before the 7 or 8 capitulated.

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Schiff says Republicans may 'cheat' on any shutdown compromise (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday OP
This................ Lovie777 Monday #1
Repubs would never get elected if they didn't cheat NewHendoLib Monday #2
NO DOUBT vapor2 Monday #3
Say what ? I think we already know this Bread and Circuses Monday #4
They didn't need to. spanone Monday #5
May cheat? MarineCombatEngineer Monday #6
Yeah, we already know that Bettie Monday #7
So S__t Sherlock Rowdyag Monday #8
Say it ain't so! -misanthroptimist Monday #9
Will WILL cheat Senator irisblue Monday #10
It's in their nature. C_U_L8R Monday #11
Very diplomatically put. Turbineguy Monday #12

Bettie

(19,116 posts)
7. Yeah, we already know that
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 03:24 PM
Monday

and really, deep down every one of us understands that the ACA is all but dead.

There is no way the Republicans will allow subsidies or any of it to continue.

They'll have their plan ready two weeks after the end of the world.

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