The #Senate adjourned at 11:12 p.m. and will next convene on Monday at 11:00 a.m. At that time, resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R. 5371, the House passed CR post cloture. No votes have been scheduled but are possible. www.dailypress.senate.gov

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This is so insane. #MedicareForAllNOW

Here are the 8 Democratic senators who just voted to move forward with an agreement to end the shutdown: Catherine Cortez Masto Dick Durbin John Fetterman Maggie Hassan Tim Kaine Angus King (I) Jacky Rosen Jeanne Shaheen

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After listening to Kamala Harris’s book in completion my anger over you bitches that convinced your fellow ding dong dimwit donkey’s ass faced pals to vote third party or not to vote has quadrupled. May your ass itch and no tucks bring relief. May your jaw stiffen. May your eye never stop twitching.

Elon Musk’s new pay package would feed all forty million Americans on SNAP for the next ten years. He wouldn’t notice the difference but the country would.

Without arguing the power dynamics happening right now, I really want to just reemphasize this point. Do not let this get lost tonight/tomorrow in the inevitable media coverage to follow. It is the fault of the GOP.

Harm to SNAP recipients, federal workers, and others is real. In a normal democracy it’d make sense to prioritize reducing that harm in the short term. In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.

The DNC Chair stands with House Dems to block this deal. As always, it's feckless leadership and cowardice in the Senate that fucks everything up.

This vote is appeasement to the GOP, who have only EVER wanted to end Obamacare. The insurance companies and the GOP are partying tonight.

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Under Schumer's leadership, eight Democrats (Cortez Masto, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, King, Rosen, & Shaheen) joined the Republicans in moving forward a bill to reopen the government without ACA subsidies—Dems' stated key aim—or any other real concessions from the status before the shutdown.

We just don’t throw shoes anymore and that’s how we got here.

You don't have to blame any of this on Democrats. Literally none of this is the Democrats fault.

Our statement:

I think the quick negative statements by normie centrist Dems outside of the Senate reflects their read that the vote is very unpopular with the base, at least in the short run.

Interesting that NY gov Kathy Hochul felt compelled to put out a statement against Dems' deal to end the shutdown

A reasonable person would wonder why they bother doing things like this. The politically disengaged people who would be fooled by this essentially ceremonial vote will never learn that it happened at all.

From the DNC Chair to Chuck Schumer to Hakeem Jeffries to Democratic governors, the vast majority of Dem politicians strongly oppose this deal. This is a small group of cowards who betrayed their party and tens of millions of Americans who are about to lose their health care.

I mean, if the House doesn't ever reopen then this Senate deal is moot

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Pay attention to what Democratic candidates are saying right now. Find and support the fighters. Having a spine must be a litmus test issue in 2026 and beyond.

This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.

LESS. THAN. A. WEEK. Took them less than a week to take one of the most visible public repudiations of the GOP in my lifetime and turn it into hog slop. I’m so mad my temperature is higher than my ACA premiums.

Tonight was a very bad night.

That’s why I say keep calling.

Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything

Listening to these 8 Dem Senators explain their vote convinces me that they are either idiots or liars. Either is plausible.

People want their members of Congress to fight for them with everything we've got. Senate Democrats should listen and reject this funding deal that does nothing to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing.

My full statement:

there is a world in which it would make sense for Dems to cave and help reopen the government, for example, if we just got crushed in VA/NJ and voters were blaming us for the shutdown we are not in that world. we are in the opposite world. trump is taking all the blame and flailing. jesus christ

Also to be clear: I do not respect the Senators who voted yes tonight, and their careers in public service should end. They do not understand the stakes of this moment and continue to treat the GOP like a partner in dealmaking and not a fascist threat to the country.

It’s time for Speaker Johnson to cut the ridiculous excuses and do his job. Adelita Grijalva won an election more than 6 weeks ago, and she still hasn’t been sworn in to represent more than 800,000 Arizonans. Read her op-ed:

I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not. This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.

These negotiations are “should we starve people? Or let them die and become disabled from disease and treatable illness and lack of health care? How should we destroy people?”

“I don’t take promises from Trump or Republicans in Congress anymore,” Crow said. “I’m no fool. My constituents deserve enforceable guarantees for their health care and our democracy. Come back to me when you’re serious.” sentinelcolorado.com/metro/senate... #Shutdown #Healthcare #COpolitics

Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake. I voted NO.

I voted no tonight. But the next phase of Democrats’ health care affordability fight is starting. While I personally don’t believe Republicans will keep their promise to work with us on lowering health care costs, I would be thrilled to be wrong.

Have you heard about this? "As the govt shutdown drags on, buildings at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (HQ for the Webb telescope among other missions) are being emptied without notice. Highly specialized equipment is at risk of being thrown away like trash." h/t @climatebrad.hillheat.com

rand paul is currently being a pain in the ass (laudatory) www.politico.com/live-updates...

A GOP budget that spikes health premiums to fund tax cuts for billionaires is a grave betrayal of everyday families. That was true in July. It was true in September. And it remains true today. House Democrats are not giving up. We’ll keep fighting for the American people.

Again: I am among those who will find a way to maintain healthcare coverage no matter what the GOP does, and I don't currently qualify for the subsidies that a lot of others depend on. But I do think that people who have employer coverage are underestimating how bad this is going to be.

Some Dems fuming about this deal. Sen. Tammy Duckworth: “I simply cannot, and I will not, vote to do nothing to help protect [ppl who rely on ACA] from Trump’s vindictive and malicious efforts in exchange for a vague promise from the least trustworthy Republican party in our nation’s history."

the strongest signal I’ve seen so far — the centrist and institutionalist wing of the Democratic Party is saying ‘hell no’

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