Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH): "I believe his (THUNE) word is good." And really, when was the last time a Republican lied? [View all]

Appearing on Fox News, (Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)) was asked if she had any doubts that the Senate – which has yet to vote on a spending bill that would end the shutdown – may fail to ultimately reopen the government given the pressure on Senate Democrats to hold firm in their demands to secure funding for health care subsidies.

“No, I don't worry about that because I think people are looking at the millions of Americans who have been affected by this shutdown, the people who are struggling to get food,” Shaheen said.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) late Sunday was apparently successful in breaking enough Senate Democrats to overcome the required 60-vote threshold to force through a spending bill without an extension to the Obamacare subsidies, however, promising Democrats that the chamber would vote on extending the subsidies in December.

Shaheen apparently took Thune at his word, telling Fox News, “I believe his word is good.”

“We're in agreement now: fund those food benefits for people, bring back federal employees who were let go during the shutdown, make sure that everybody gets their backpay, that's important!” Shaheen said. “We need to get this economy moving again.”

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