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The Senate is voting on the first steps to end the 40-day government shutdown Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who wanted to continue the fight.

The group of three former governors — New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan and Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine — said they would vote to reopen if the Senate passed three annual spending bills and extend the rest of government funding until late January. Senate Majority Leader John Thune endorsed the deal Sunday night and called an immediate vote to begin the process of approving it.

The deal would also include a future vote on the health care subsidies, which would not have a guaranteed outcome, and a reversal of the mass firings of federal workers that have happened since the shutdown began on Oct. 1. The full text of the deal has not yet been released.

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 50 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

Looking like Dems are going to give up, and not only that, but capitulate on the health care subsidies they supposedly really, really give a shit about.

This is why I call them collaborators.

If you aren't already, save every dollar you can, because capitulation only makes Donald's despotism worse, and we haven't yet reached the depths that motherfucker can sink to.

[–] florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I hate the collaborator take. Now if I could only find evidence to prove you wrong.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

Now if I could only find evidence to prove you wrong.

it doesn't exist; but americans have proven that you can manufacture it.

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 days ago

I think there was never a winning solution for bottom 90%

[–] RegularJoe@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Well that's just the Senate. If it passes, we have to get the House on board. Then POTUS.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago

Forgive me if I'm not particularly optimistic.

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Nope, they passed the house bill, this goes straight to POTUS.

They did that because changing the bill would cause the house to have to come back in session. That would have caused the Epstein files to be released.

[–] RegularJoe@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/government-shutdown-flights-airports-snap-11-09-25

• What happens next? There is more to come before the government can reopen. Any one senator can delay consideration of the package for several days, plus the House will have to return and adopt the deal struck in the Senate before it gets sent to President Donald Trump’s desk.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

I've been wondering about the process. Reporting says the bill is amended to add 3 small bills are attached to it, does that count as needing the House to reopen to approve the additions or anything?

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 25 points 5 days ago

The LAST thing Anyone wants after a Month of Hardship and Stress is for ANYTHING AT ALL THAT WAS BEING FOUGHT FOR DURING THAT HARDSHIP AND STRESS!

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 24 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

The election we just had demonstrated that voters are on Democrats' side in this, so we can only conclude that Democrats do not care about winning elections.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The 9 or so Senators capitulating genuinely don't need to care, as they largely aren't up for election next year or are retiring.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The ones that aren't retiring could be disciplined by the Party.

They won't be.

[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I'm sure they were directed to do it so the rest could continue to spit in our faces.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Not moderate senators, conservative senators.

[–] BaroqueInMind@piefed.social 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Limp-wrist weak morons, and of course they dont have the guns to fight fascism, and would rather ask politely for bullies to stop being abusive. Fuck these weak pathetic people in the Left, we need more radical Lefties who are willing to use the rhetoric as the MAGA dipshits and get shit done or repaired within our fucking lifetime, not decades from now.

[–] nixus@anarchist.nexus 8 points 4 days ago

The Democrats aren't the Left. They are right-wingers that cosplay as Leftists.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I don't know how many times the Dems have to show themselves to be fascist collaborators before people start voting Green en masse instead.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You'd have better luck starting a completely new party than switching to the Greens

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

And even worse luck continuing to vote Democrat.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago

US politics broken in that Greens are not that interested in organizing to win. They show up 3 months before election with high GOP funding to split the vote. DNC is a Zionist first organization that wants the best election outcomes for Zionism, and so every $ in politics gets aligned for GOP's vision for Israel and oligarchy.

[–] Dogyote@slrpnk.net 7 points 5 days ago

Why don't the Republicans ever break ranks? There's always a Dem or a few Dems that are happy to capitulate.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Fuck New Hampshire