Schumer Won't Rule Out Shutdown, Says 'Only' Healthcare Fix Is Dem Plan
On CNN’s “The Lead” Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) responded to a question about whether he would rule out another government shutdown over Obamacare subsidies by saying that a three-year extension proposed by Democrats is “the only way to do it. We’re not going to get health care if the Republicans stay in ruins.” Host Jake Tapper asked: “Democrats shut down the government for 43 days last year in an effort to extend COVID-era health insurance subsidies. Those have obviously expired. Millions of Americans are going to see their insurance costs rise this month. Do Democrats have a plan to fix this? 1. A plan that could actually pass Congress, get Republican support? And are you willing to rule out another shutdown on this issue ?” Schumer responded: “Look, the best way to do this is for the House to pass on Thursday the three-year extension that Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) introduced in a discharge petition, and then Sen. John Thune (R-SD) to introduce it on the floor, and it will pass. That’s the only way to do it. We won’t get health care if Republicans
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