Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office. No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.

crying!

lmao rekt kim davis

YAY

What gets me, among other things, is thinking about how few of these Senators have likely ever really worried about healthcare. Gone without insurance just hoping nothing awful happens. Lost access to a medication because of cost. Panicked that a chronic illness would make it impossible to get care.

Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him And they should, given this is his fault.

How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.

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Apparently, it is negotiable!

None can be primaried in the next cycle, Shaheen & Durbin retiring. Hassan, Masto, Fetterman up for reelection in 2028. Rosen, Kaine, King up for reelection in 2030.

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Maybe we need to stop pretending that these are centrists and just call them what they truly are: fascist enablers.

even if they don’t get enough votes to cave, they flinched. they showed republicans they’re too soft to hold out much longer. anyone who was even considering a yes deserves a primary

Not to mention, open enrollment has ALREADY STARTED. The subsidies expiring has ALREADY done damage to the marketplace that will be difficult to reverse. Even if they got a YES in December, the ACA would be screwed just from WAITING THAT LONG

Moses Mike Johnson has refused to swear in a duly-elected Democrat who won her race by a landslide and yet a certain faction of Democrats are believing Republican promises because …?

I guess since Durbin is retiring, he doesn’t give a fuck anymore.

My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard. We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions. We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.

Johnson hasn’t even promised to reconvene the House. They’ve been in recess since mid September.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

It's really not that hard. Vote no tonight and tomorrow morning use your regional offices to distribute food and resources to your constituents. You can protect your people without throwing them under the bus.

BREAKING Deal to end shutdown gains traction in US Senate as vote nears -- @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/deal...

What can Congressional Democrats be counted on for at this point other than consistent and humiliating fumbles

Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means. Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.

Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.

Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.

you can see why fascism is so popular when the other option is The Loser Party That Loves Losing

Outline of the deal: -Government funding through Jan. 2026 -backpay for federal employees -Furlough prevention -A vote on the ACA credits in December -Undoes reductions in force from the shutdown put in place by Russ Vought www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

They were willing to hold out while SNAP recipients went hungry but the FAA starts cancelling flights and they cave

Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.

if they were going to cave anyway they should’ve done it a week ago to spare SNAP recipients the agony.

I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them

so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.

Establishment Democrats aren’t afraid of the GOP. They simply agree with the GOP in almost all the ways that count. And it is in those ways they do the most harm to the poor, to the sick, and to immigrants.

Major concession from Democrats here is enhanced ACA funds aren’t extended. Preserving them was Dems’ central demand in this fight. They secured a promise of a vote (which Thune has been offering for weeks), but that could still fail. Even if it passes, Johnson has made no promise of a House vote.

I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable. We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina. A vote for this bill is a mistake.

Somebody please primary this useless, anti-choice, vacancy of a man.

I'm deeply sorry to everyone who is going to suffer for this. Truly, truly sorry.

🚨 Call your senators RIGHT NOW and tell them to oppose any shutdown deal that doesn't extend ACA subsidies: (202) 224-3121 🚨

agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish

Democratic Sens. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin both say they will oppose the deal to reopen the government, saying it does not address health care costs & more

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I'm the spouse of an air traffic controller and I could not be more livid at the news that Dems might cave. I called and left voicemails for my Dem senators. If my family can hold the fucking line, so can they.

If you have a Dem senator and you're seeing this right now, CALL THEM RIGHT NOW and tell them NO. If you don't know anyone who would be affected by this, call them for my friend Lisa. She cannot afford insurance without ACA subsidies and without health insurance I'm terrified she will die.

"Hyde language" would be a ban on anything related to abortion. So, any Senate Democrat that caves is agreeing to vote to implement a nationwide abortion ban in exchange for healthcare subsidies.

Just woke up from an unplanned nap. Now to check ye olde Bluesky to see if there’s been any update on the shutdown reporting. No way the Dems can be that stu—-oh no.

The Congress switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. You can use this number to connect with either the US Senate or the House of Representatives.

Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.

If you don't want the #Dems to cave & allow ACA health insurance costs to explode you can contact your US Senator here: senate.gov/senators/sen... & your US House Rep here: house.gov/representati... Please register your concerns directly! It does matter, as did your 10/4 vote.