Yes. Who also shut down the government out of spite.

WIC was bipartisan. CHIP was bipartisan. The most recent renewal of the Voting Rights Act was bipartisan!

Trump’s complete indifference to the job of being president isn’t actually normal!

The way Republican politicians are embracing this complete indifference to governing isn’t normal either!

It wasn’t always like this. It doesn’t have to be like this.

And look, Nixon’s terrible reputation is *entirely* deserved. There’s a reason that, prior to Trump, he was the iconic worst president.

It’s that *even he* did normal politician stuff and cared about policy and doing meaningful things.

And medical research funding bills!

And he tried to expand healthcare access.

Nixon established the EPA and signed a bunch of environmental protection bills into law.

Even *Nixon*, who had to resign in disgrace for blatant criminality, also cared about policy and had meaningful policy accomplishments:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preside...

As Vice President, George HW Bush sent a letter in support of the Deaf President Now! campus protest at Gallaudet University:

gallaudet.edu/museum/histo...

For example, the Americans with Disabilities Act was broadly bipartisan and signed by George HW Bush.

Right, we are here because Republicans are trying to hurt people.

And also worth noting that the people you're mad at now the outliers in the party at the moment. The larger D caucus is pissed.

Seeing a lot of "why even vote for Dems?" today, when the thing people are upset about losing was literally created, and passed by Dems.

Where I am, for what little it is worth, is that the defectors were in fact defectors, and they blew the political opportunity. But we were not on the verge of extending the enhanced subsidies unless you can think of a way to get *House* Republicans on board.

All we need for the actual cloture vote is one single Democrat to change their vote, do not give up now and be so proud of the work we did today!
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