Tables Turn for Democrats as They Use Shutdown for Leverage

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Earl

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Tables turn for Democrats as they use shutdown for leverage​

The current standoff is a nearly precise inversion of the 2013 showdown over health care that closed government agencies for 17 days.
From left, Chuck Schumer, Cory Booker, Patty Murray, Amy Klobuchar and Brian Schatz speak with reporters.

Chuck Schumer defended the role reversal Friday: "They were taking something away. We're trying to restore something that they took away." | Francis Chung/POLITICO
By MEREDITH LEE HILL09/22/2025 04:45 AM EDT


On one side is the minority party, using what little leverage it has — a looming government funding deadline — to push for priorities it can’t enact otherwise. On the other is the majority, insisting a short-term funding punt is no place for negotiation.

If that sounds familiar, that’s because just such a scenario has played out dozens of times on Capitol Hill over the past decade and a half — usually with Republicans pushing for policy concessions and Democrats insisting on a “clean” stopgap.

Not this time. The roles have been reversed between the two parties as Congress barrels toward a government shutdown Oct. 1 with no obvious off-ramp in sight.

It’s Republicans who are pushing a “clean” seven-week continuing resolution, which they say will buy time for more negotiations on full-year spending bills and possibly an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies. Democrats, meanwhile, wrote an alternative four-week punt that tacks on a laundry list of other demands, including a permanent extension of the insurance subsidies.

 
Earl said:

Tables turn for Democrats as they use shutdown for leverage​

The current standoff is a nearly precise inversion of the 2013 showdown over health care that closed government agencies for 17 days.
From left, Chuck Schumer, Cory Booker, Patty Murray, Amy Klobuchar and Brian Schatz speak with reporters.

Chuck Schumer defended the role reversal Friday: "They were taking something away. We're trying to restore something that they took away." | Francis Chung/POLITICO
By MEREDITH LEE HILL09/22/2025 04:45 AM EDT


On one side is the minority party, using what little leverage it has — a looming government funding deadline — to push for priorities it can’t enact otherwise. On the other is the majority, insisting a short-term funding punt is no place for negotiation.

If that sounds familiar, that’s because just such a scenario has played out dozens of times on Capitol Hill over the past decade and a half — usually with Republicans pushing for policy concessions and Democrats insisting on a “clean” stopgap.

Not this time. The roles have been reversed between the two parties as Congress barrels toward a government shutdown Oct. 1 with no obvious off-ramp in sight.




It’s Republicans who are pushing a “clean” seven-week continuing resolution, which they say will buy time for more negotiations on full-year spending bills and possibly an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies. Democrats, meanwhile, wrote an alternative four-week punt that tacks on a laundry list of other demands, including a permanent extension of the insurance subsidies.

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Americans blame Trump and GOP more than Democrats for shutdown, poll finds​

Independents hold Trump and Republicans responsible for the shutdown by a 2-1 margin, according to a poll conducted by The Washington Post, ABC News and Ipsos.

 
The far left Democratic/Socialist/Communist Party loons have shut down the government to continue giving free healthcare care to illegals and for “leverage.”

Ponder that!
 
Cypress said:

Americans blame Trump and GOP more than Democrats for shutdown, poll finds​

Independents hold Trump and Republicans responsible for the shutdown by a 2-1 margin, according to a poll conducted by The Washington Post, ABC News and Ipsos.

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That doesn’t change the fact that Democrats shut the government down to continue giving free giving free health care to illegals and for “leverage.”
 
Cypress said:

Americans blame Trump and GOP more than Democrats for shutdown, poll finds​

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That just indicated that stupid people like you exist. I already knew that.

Guess what? POTUS announced yesterday that he will step in to fund SNAP, and just in time for the midterms. :thup:

President Trump has publicly announced his intention to take action to continue SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits whose funding expired due to the Schumer shutdown, which threatened to halt payments for approximately 42 million recipients starting today.

In a late Friday (October 31) post on Truth Social, President Trump stated "It will BE MY HONOR to provide the funding, just like I did with Military and Law Enforcement Pay," while noting potential delays in distribution due to the Schumer shutdown and state-level logistics.


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Earl said:
The far left Democratic/Socialist/Communist Party loons have shut down the government to continue giving free healthcare care to illegals and for “leverage.”

Ponder that!
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Just remember to vote early and often on Tuesday, Earl, and thank the Democrats for making it easy to do. :thup:
 
Earl said:

Tables turn for Democrats as they use shutdown for leverage​

The current standoff is a nearly precise inversion of the 2013 showdown over health care that closed government agencies for 17 days.
From left, Chuck Schumer, Cory Booker, Patty Murray, Amy Klobuchar and Brian Schatz speak with reporters.

Chuck Schumer defended the role reversal Friday: "They were taking something away. We're trying to restore something that they took away." | Francis Chung/POLITICO
By MEREDITH LEE HILL09/22/2025 04:45 AM EDT


On one side is the minority party, using what little leverage it has — a looming government funding deadline — to push for priorities it can’t enact otherwise. On the other is the majority, insisting a short-term funding punt is no place for negotiation.

If that sounds familiar, that’s because just such a scenario has played out dozens of times on Capitol Hill over the past decade and a half — usually with Republicans pushing for policy concessions and Democrats insisting on a “clean” stopgap.

Not this time. The roles have been reversed between the two parties as Congress barrels toward a government shutdown Oct. 1 with no obvious off-ramp in sight.

It’s Republicans who are pushing a “clean” seven-week continuing resolution, which they say will buy time for more negotiations on full-year spending bills and possibly an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies. Democrats, meanwhile, wrote an alternative four-week punt that tacks on a laundry list of other demands, including a permanent extension of the insurance subsidies.

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This article is a month and a half old, you idiot.
 
Diesel said:
This article is a month and a half old, you idiot.
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This isn't:

POTUS announced yesterday that he will step in to fund SNAP, and just in time for the midterms.

President Trump has publicly announced his intention to take action to continue SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits whose funding expired due to the Schumer shutdown, which threatened to halt payments for approximately 42 million recipients starting today.

In a late Friday (October 31) post on Truth Social, President Trump stated "It will BE MY HONOR to provide the funding, just like I did with Military and Law Enforcement Pay," while noting potential delays in distribution due to the Schumer shutdown and state-level logistics.
 
President Trump wins again.

He is restoring SNAP to hungry Americans.

The far left Democrat’s shutdown would have kept SNAP beneficiaries from getting food.

The far left Democrats used starving people as pawns for “leverage.”

They want to starve children.
 
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Earl said:

Tables turn for Democrats as they use shutdown for leverage​

The current standoff is a nearly precise inversion of the 2013 showdown over health care that closed government agencies for 17 days.
From left, Chuck Schumer, Cory Booker, Patty Murray, Amy Klobuchar and Brian Schatz speak with reporters.

Chuck Schumer defended the role reversal Friday: "They were taking something away. We're trying to restore something that they took away." | Francis Chung/POLITICO
By MEREDITH LEE HILL09/22/2025 04:45 AM EDT


On one side is the minority party, using what little leverage it has — a looming government funding deadline — to push for priorities it can’t enact otherwise. On the other is the majority, insisting a short-term funding punt is no place for negotiation.

If that sounds familiar, that’s because just such a scenario has played out dozens of times on Capitol Hill over the past decade and a half — usually with Republicans pushing for policy concessions and Democrats insisting on a “clean” stopgap.

Not this time. The roles have been reversed between the two parties as Congress barrels toward a government shutdown Oct. 1 with no obvious off-ramp in sight.

It’s Republicans who are pushing a “clean” seven-week continuing resolution, which they say will buy time for more negotiations on full-year spending bills and possibly an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies. Democrats, meanwhile, wrote an alternative four-week punt that tacks on a laundry list of other demands, including a permanent extension of the insurance subsidies.

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As I see it...the Democrats are saying, "Either you MAGA's negotiate with us, or you are not getting the votes from us that you need to pass the legislation that we oppose."

The Democrats do not seem to be insisting that the Republicans capitulate totally...just to negotiate. The Republicans seem to be saying, "You Democrats get no say."

I suspect that a majority of voters see that it is the Republicans who are being unreasonable...and are primarily responsible for the shut-down.

We'll see.
 
Ross Dolan said:
As I see it...the Democrats are saying, "Either you MAGA's negotiate with us, or you are not getting the votes from us that you need to pass the legislation that we oppose."

The Democrats do not seem to be insisting that the Republicans capitulate totally...just to negotiate. The Republicans seem to be saying, "You Democrats get no say."

I suspect that a majority of voters see that it is the Republicans who are being unreasonable...and are primarily responsible for the shut-down.

We'll see.
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Your eyesight is faulty, apparently, Frank.

Democrats' counter-proposals bundle CR funding with permanent subsidy extensions and reversals to Medicaid cuts (from existing law) totaling ~$1.5 trillion in demands.

That's far beyond a clean bill.
 
With President Trump’s funding of SNAP, the American people will see, once again, that he cares for hard working Americans…and their children.

The far left Democrats tried to use the Schumer Shutdown for “ leverage.”

Democrats care nothing for starving children.
 
Diogenes said:
Your eyesight is faulty, apparently, Frank.

Democrats' counter-proposals bundle CR funding with permanent subsidy extensions and reversals to Medicaid cuts (from existing law) totaling ~$1.5 trillion in demands.

That's far beyond a clean bill.
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Those subsidy extensions and reversals to Medicaid cuts would have continued giving free healthcare to illegals.
 
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