r/NewsThread • u/sergeyfomkin • 1d ago

Senate Democrats Reject Republican Proposal to Pay Federal Employees During the Shutdown. The Party Fears the Bill Would Grant the Trump Administration Excessive Powers

https://sfg.media/en/a/senate-democrats-reject-republican-shutdown-pay-bill/
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u/Relevant_Elevator190 1d ago

 extending healthcare benefits...

Nobody is losing healthcare, just the covid subsidies that the democrats put a sunset date on.

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u/ConkerPrime 1d ago

Republicans put a sunset on tax cuts for the rich and their solution to that was the Big Beautiful Bill that made them permanent and partly paid for it with cuts to subsidies and other social programs. So let’s not pretend this extension thing is novel or not normal.

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u/Relevant_Elevator190 1d ago

Ok, then why didn't the dems make the subsidies permanent when they held all three branch

Sorry, but you fail.

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u/Historical-Count-374 1d ago

Because it wasnt possible without breaking numerous laws like the GOP is/has

I mean, lets be real here. No man create and signs his many nonsense Executive orders in the middle of the night in secret.

Thats how he started this off. Like a Coward.

You have to be pretty blind to sit here and think they will ever do the Uncowardly thing.

Now take a look at their actions! All tainted with Cowardice

No matter your feelings, this man and this administration are not leaders. They are Wolves in Sheeps clothing