General Discussion

I've got news for you. The ACA subsidies were never going to be approved by Republicans. Democrats needed to do something about this 2025 expiration date while they still had full control of Congress back in 2022. They apparently didn't think Republicans would be so cruel. Obviously they were wrong. Once there was an expiration date on the subsidies and Republicans were in charge, they were never going to get restored before 2029 at the earliest. Your ACA subsidies were never going to be restored no matter how long the shutdown lasted. Keeping it shutdown through 2026 midterms would not get you one inch closer to restoring those subsidies. Yes it sucks, but there is absolutely nothing the Democratic party could do between now and 2028 to change that. Nobody should be suffering because of that. It's unconscionable that one political party in this country wants people to suffer and die. But the party responsible for making people suffer is 100% Republicans, NOT Democrats who voted to end the shutdown. By highlighting it and making it an issue for the shutdown, they guaranteed it would be front and center in the future and significantly help Democrats in future elections. SNAP, on the other hand, can not be withheld any more once the Government is reopened.