The Senate has rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year.
And there’s no way for us to know if democrats were on the verge of over playing their hand. I would bet the party had internal polling that told them it was the right time to end the shutdown.
It’s also worth noting that many of the democrats that wanted to cave also cared about the people being harmed by the shutdown. Real people.
People on here do not care because, just like that other commenter, the shutdown served their best interests, so who cares. Well there are congress people that do care.
There’s no way of knowing that. Some Republicans were starting to get whiny and jittery. But the Dems blinked first and saved the Republicans’ bacon.
And there’s no way for us to know if democrats were on the verge of over playing their hand. I would bet the party had internal polling that told them it was the right time to end the shutdown.
It’s also worth noting that many of the democrats that wanted to cave also cared about the people being harmed by the shutdown. Real people.
People on here do not care because, just like that other commenter, the shutdown served their best interests, so who cares. Well there are congress people that do care.