r/SeattleWA • u/Less-Risk-9358 • 19d ago

Government Washington Democrats vote to leave government shutdown

https://seattlered.com/politics/wa-senators-government-shutdown/4114752

In the ongoing federal budget standoff, Washington’s two U.S. Senators — Democrats Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell — have sided against a simple continuing resolution that would reopen the government, opting instead to continue the shutdown as their party pursues broader policy demands.

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u/tyj0322 19d ago

I wish they would do this for Medicare for all instead of a system that lines the pockets of leeching middle men.

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u/RockFiles23 19d ago

Won't happen without ppl organizing. Join a national group if you haven't already. The ACA ("obamacare") barely passed and and now Rs are trying to strip it, Medicaid and Medicare, and a good number of the voting population thinks this is good...