Health insurance is unaffordable because Obamacare caused premiums to skyrocket.
Democrats have closed the government to protest a failure of their own making.
If Democrats want to discuss these failures, they need to open the government.
Quoting Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Chuck Schumer and @SenateDems continue to vote against the only bipartisan solution to end the shutdown. This week, they voted against paying federal law enforcement, air traffic controllers, and federal workers. This is pure partisan hypocrisy from @SenateDems .
WATCH: @RepJeffries is called out for Democrats' bait-and-switch on Obamacare subsidies.
"this is a setup… of your own creation"
"Now, you want the Republicans to do something you didn't do when you were in power?"
Democrats (cont in reply...)
It’s becoming clearer by the day that Democrats don’t want an outcome, they want a political issue.
They’ve refused to reopen the government – 12 times.
They’ve refused my offer to discuss Obamacare’s failures.
They’ve refused my offer to hold a (cont in reply...)
In 2013, Democrats said they would not negotiate on healthcare while the government is closed. So what’s changed? Why should Republicans negotiate on what were supposed to be temporary, emergency, COVID subsidies Democrats put in place all while (cont in reply...)
Today we voted on @SenRonJohnson ’s proposal that would have paid all federal employees who are currently working in the middle of the #SchumerShutdown .
Democrats voted against it. They voted against paying the men and women who are working every (cont in reply...)
Really?! Chuck Schumer just blocked our bill to pay our troops and essential workers during the shutdown! This is wrong! If you can't bring yourself to cross party lines to ensure our troops get a paycheck, you should reconsider why you ran for Congress.
Senate Democrats need to stop being the party of “no” and end the #SchumerShutdown .
Let’s pay our hardworking essential workers.
Border Patrol and @ICEgov agents who protect the border and deport dangerous criminals deserve certainty that they (cont in reply...)
Day 23 of the Schumer Shutdown. @SenRonJohnson & I introduced the Shutdown Fairness Act to pay our heroes still working without pay—TSA, air traffic controllers, ICE, military, law enforcement. If you’re required to work, you get paid. Simple. (cont in reply...)
All without one single Republican vote.
Democrats’ COVID bonuses are a short-term “solution” that won’t solve the much larger problem–and (cont in image...)
Take Democrat Leadership at their word: the pain of the federal government shutdown on American families is worth it to pursue unreasonable political objectives. The Senate will soon vote again to reopen the government for the TWELFTH time. Will (cont in reply...)
As Senate Democrats continue to keep the government closed, I hope they think about everyone who is working for them as they travel to Washington each week:
The TSA workers and air traffic controllers who keep them safe.
The Capitol police who (cont in reply...)