President Trump claimed on Saturday that the Democrats are breaking up Pressure a few days after the government shutdown Saying The federal shutdown is at least partially responsible for Republicans’ defeat in Tuesday’s elections.
“Democrats are breaking down like dogs over the shutdown because they’re terrified that I’m making progress with Republicans on ending the filibuster!” Trump wrote a true social post,
Trump continued, “Whether we make a deal or not, Republicans must ‘blow’ the filibuster and approve hundreds of long-sought, but never received, policy wins, like, for one small example, voter ID.” “Only a loser would agree to do that!”
senators will be in session Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Saturday, the 39th day of the shutdown unless they pass a deal to reopen the government. first gop leader poured cold water The president’s continued pressure that Republicans use the “nuclear option” and bypass the upper chamber’s filibuster rule, which requires 60 votes to pass legislation.
On Friday, Republicans shot fast a democratic Proposal To extend the enhanced health care subsidy with the Swachh Continuous Resolve (CR) for one year. Thune said Friday that senators needed to get the text of a three-bill package of spending bills throughout the year, known as the “minibus,” with hopes of voting on it over the weekend.
senate democrat rejected an offer A bill to reopen the government on Thursday will include a stopgap funding bill and three full-year appropriations bills to fund military construction, Veterans Affairs, the Department of Agriculture and the legislative branch.
The resolution was authored by Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Angus King (I-Maine), giving Thune three of the eight Democratic votes needed to approve the House-passed CR and reopen the government.
Democrats are sticking to the argument that Congress should extend the Affordable Health Care (ACA) tax credit that expires at the end of the year. Republicans, including Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), have said they will negotiate when the government opens, preventing a prolonged standoff.
Earlier on Saturday, Trump had told Republicans diversion of funds Get paid directly from insurance companies and to consumers.
“I’m recommending to Senate Republicans that the hundreds of billions of dollars currently being sent to money-sucking insurance companies to bail out the poor health care provided by Obamacare be sent directly to people so they can buy their own, much better, health care and have money left over,” Trump said. wrote Truth on Social.
“In other words, take it from the big, bad insurance companies, give it to the people, and eliminate Obamacare, the worst health care anywhere in the world in terms of per dollar spent,” he added. “Unrelated, we still have to end the filibuster!”
