“Pathetic”: Democrats blast party centrists for caving in shutdown vote

Democrats are tearing into members of their own party after a centrist coalition broke ranks Sunday night and agreed to vote on act to end the longest regime shutdown in U S history The vote which was - is a procedural move but signals an end could be on the horizon The coalition of eight led by veteran senators Dick Durbin D-Ill and Tim Kaine D-Va joined a Republican agreement that does not extend Affordable Care Act subsidies and is supposed to put the issue to a vote next month which plenty of believe will fail The backlash was immediate Progressive Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-N Y noted Democrats failed to hold the line in a post on X Working people want leaders whose word means something she declared Related Trump stumbles and bumbles in the wake of Democratic wins Illinois Gov JB Pritzker revealed the deal was an empty promise and called on Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare care California Gov Gavin Newsom was painfully blunt exclusively calling the move pathetic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries D-N Y commented that the deal was ineffective for tens of millions of everyday Americans America is far too expensive Jeffries mentioned in a announcement We will not aid spending decree advanced by Senate Republicans that fails to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits Rep Ro Khanna D-Calif targeted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer D-N Y in his rebuke saying he was no longer effective and calling for him to be replaced If you can t lead the fight to stop robustness care premiums from skyrocketing for Americans what will you fight for Khanna announced on X Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Class New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill mentioned that Democratic leadership keeps failing the people and called the deal malpractice The Senate is on the brink of caving on a bill that the American people cannot afford a declaration from Sherrill read Kaine defended the move arguing that Republican senators constituents would expect them to vote in favor or they could very well be replaced at the ballot box by someone who will Durbin disclosed the vote was necessary This bill is not perfect but it takes fundamental strategies to reduce their shutdown s hurt Durbin noted referencing Republican layoffs and SNAP cuts Sen Bernie Sanders I-Vt disagreed Tonight was a very bad night Sanders noted Final passage of the bill could be several days away if Democrats delay the process Donald Trump has not disclosed whether he supports the bill according to AP but on Sunday at the White House declared It looks like we re getting close to the shutdown ending Read more about the ruling body shutdown Democrats should play hardball in looming funding shutdown Calamity Trump says authorities shutdown a big factor for GOP electoral process night wipeout Mass chaos FAA to cut flights at o major airports as shutdown strains aviation system The post Pathetic Democrats blast party centrists for caving in shutdown vote appeared first on Salon com