Charlamagne Tha God urges Senate Democrats to reopen the government, citing dire needs of citizens federal shuttering,
radio host said during wednesday Section “The Breakfast Club” says the party needs to abandon the fight to increase Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies to ensure federal workers get paid.
“Dames, you had a great night last night,” Charlemagne said, referring to the party. won tuesday’s election,
“Premiums have already gone up. They are set for the year,” he said. “It’s time to move on. We appreciate the fight, the valiant effort, but come on man, people got rent owed. People got child care, utility bills, car notes to pay.”
About 730,000 federal employees are continuing to work without pay during the shutdown, according to the . Bipartisan Policy Center think tank.
These include air traffic controllers, whose workforce is declining at airports across the country as employees reportedly choose second jobs to pay their bills.
“I feel for all the federal workers who have already missed two pay payments, especially when most of them are living paycheck-to-paycheck. People are not getting their SNAP benefits. It’s time to reopen the government,” Charlemagne said.
He further said, “I don’t care whose fault it was. Let’s stop playing politics with people’s lives.”
The Senate is held by the Democrats. voted against Stopgap bills were passed by the House 14 times. But the host said it’s clear Republicans are unwilling to make “concessions.”
He urged the Democratic Party to prove itself as a caring faction, saying, “They have no problem letting people starve.”
“Democrats have to care. They’re the party of the people, right? The party of the working class, right? They have to care,” Charlamagne told the audience.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) urged GOP lawmakers on Friday agreed to a one-year extension Enhanced ACA tax credits and a short-term spending bill. But Republicans balked at the new proposal and called it “non-starterare law makers Meeting for a rare Saturday session With the hope of eventually reaching an agreement.
