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Senate Democrats to Cave to Republicans [View all]
Last edited Sun Nov 9, 2025, 08:05 PM - Edit history (4)
The emerging deal would include a stopgap measure to extend government funding until January and be tied to a larger package to fully fund several key agencies.
The deal would not include an extension of the expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies — a key Democratic demand — but it would guarantee a vote in the Senate on the issue at a later date.
The deal would not include an extension of the expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies — a key Democratic demand — but it would guarantee a vote in the Senate on the issue at a later date.
This is incredibly disappointing. I am at a lose for words. Why would they they do this?!?
There are no assurances that the extension of ACA subsidies would become law.
Without the subsidies the entire healthcare system will collapse. That is not my opinion but a fact.
We cannot allow our party to cave like this. This will ruin our midterm chances.
Source: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/politics/government-shutdown-reopen-deal-senate
Update:
Axios states that there is a potential for a vote of extending the subsidies for a year but the vote would not occur until December and it would require a 60 vote margin and still not guarantee that Mango Mussolini would sign it.
Source: https://www.axios.com/2025/11/09/senate-deal-to-end-government-shutdown-sunday-vote
2nd UPDATE:
Deal seems to be met with less enthusiasm by Democrats than Republicans.
Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats, said as he headed into the meeting that “it would be a policy and political disaster” to vote to reopen the government without a guarantee.
Senator Elissa Slotkin, Democrat of Michigan, who was initially involved in the bipartisan talks, also did not sound inclined to back a deal. “I always said, we’ve got to do something concrete on health care, and it’s hard to see how that happened,” she said.
Senator Elissa Slotkin, Democrat of Michigan, who was initially involved in the bipartisan talks, also did not sound inclined to back a deal. “I always said, we’ve got to do something concrete on health care, and it’s hard to see how that happened,” she said.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/09/us/trump-news#government-shutdown-senate-vote
Final update
Senators have reached a deal to end the government shutdown.
The agreement, which was negotiated in part by Sens. Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan as well as GOP senators, has “more than enough” members of the Senate Democratic Caucus to advance, according to two people granted anonymity to disclose the terms.
The agreement, which was negotiated in part by Sens. Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan as well as GOP senators, has “more than enough” members of the Senate Democratic Caucus to advance, according to two people granted anonymity to disclose the terms.
Not sure where to go from here. Democratic Party is
screwed.
I
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