"Shutdown Fallout: Furious Democrats Lash Out at Rivals for Betrayal"
In a shocking display of discontent, eight Senate Democrats have faced intense backlash from their own party for breaking ranks and supporting a Republican spending bill that fails to address expiring subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. The decision has left many Democrats seething with anger, accusing their colleagues of "betraying" them.
"We are closer to the possibility of work on the ACA tax credits for the people of this country than we were yesterday," said Angus King, one of the eight Democrats who voted with Republicans throughout the shutdown. However, his words fell flat when House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., called the decision "a very bad vote" that will have to be explained to constituents and the American people.
Furious senators, including Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., have spoken out against the deal, saying it fails to extend Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire soon. They argue that Democrats were given a chance to negotiate with Republicans throughout the shutdown but were rebuffed.
"This is not the way that I wanted this to go, nor the way that most Americans wanted this to go," said Murphy.
The fallout has also spilled into one senator's own family. Stefany Shaheen, daughter of Jeanne Shaheen, publicly opposed the agreement her mother helped craft, saying "We need to both end this shutdown and extend the ACA tax credits."
While Republicans argue that they did not agree to bring a bill to the floor before the shutdown, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., promised Democrats a vote on a bill of their choosing to extend the expiring Obamacare subsidies. However, it seems unlikely that such legislation will pass.
In a surprise move, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he would not guarantee House Democrats a vote on Obamacare subsidies by a certain date, citing his role in the negotiation as a reason for his stance.
In a shocking display of discontent, eight Senate Democrats have faced intense backlash from their own party for breaking ranks and supporting a Republican spending bill that fails to address expiring subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. The decision has left many Democrats seething with anger, accusing their colleagues of "betraying" them.
"We are closer to the possibility of work on the ACA tax credits for the people of this country than we were yesterday," said Angus King, one of the eight Democrats who voted with Republicans throughout the shutdown. However, his words fell flat when House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., called the decision "a very bad vote" that will have to be explained to constituents and the American people.
Furious senators, including Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., have spoken out against the deal, saying it fails to extend Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire soon. They argue that Democrats were given a chance to negotiate with Republicans throughout the shutdown but were rebuffed.
"This is not the way that I wanted this to go, nor the way that most Americans wanted this to go," said Murphy.
The fallout has also spilled into one senator's own family. Stefany Shaheen, daughter of Jeanne Shaheen, publicly opposed the agreement her mother helped craft, saying "We need to both end this shutdown and extend the ACA tax credits."
While Republicans argue that they did not agree to bring a bill to the floor before the shutdown, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., promised Democrats a vote on a bill of their choosing to extend the expiring Obamacare subsidies. However, it seems unlikely that such legislation will pass.
In a surprise move, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he would not guarantee House Democrats a vote on Obamacare subsidies by a certain date, citing his role in the negotiation as a reason for his stance.
I don't get why the Democrats are so mad at each other over this whole shutdown thing... like, can't they just work together? 
I mean, it's not like they didn't know how it was gonna go down before they voted on that spending bill. Angus King's trying to spin it like they're closer to getting those ACA subsidies extended now, but really, what's the point if it's not gonna pass in the first place? 
And what's up with House Minority Leader Jeffries saying it was a "bad vote" - that sounds like some kinda passive-aggressive shade towards his own colleagues. 
Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders and the rest of them are just being dramatic and playing victim... can't they just chill? 
. I get it, the ACA subsidies are super important to a lot of people, but you can't just keep voting against bills because you're mad at your own party members. That's not how democracy works 
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. It seems like a perfect storm of frustration and disappointment has taken over the Democratic party, with many senators feeling let down that their party's agreement didn't yield the desired outcome.
. It'll be interesting to see how this all plays out and what concessions are made in the coming days 
this is getting juicy... I mean, who would've thought that some of our own party members would stab each other in the back like this? It's all about the ACA subsidies, right? Like, what's really going on here? Why did they just let Republicans dictate the terms? And what's up with Speaker Mike Johnson not giving House Dems a vote? This is some dirty tricks 101. I'm thinking there's more to this story than meets the eye... maybe some hidden agendas at play? 
. I feel like everyone's just so stressed about this thing... can't they just get along? 