False. 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

Wrong. Senate Democrats closed the government to protest the rising cost of Obamacare, which no Republican voted for. Democrats alone are responsible for skyrocketing health insurance premiums. Quoting Senator Dick Durbin

Retweeted Senator Pete Ricketts: 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 .

Retweeted Senate Republican Communications Center: 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...)

Retweeted Leader John Thune: 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...)

Retweeted Sarah Huckabee Sanders: These political games have real consequences and should end now. Just five more Senate Democrats supporting the clean, nonpartisan funding bill would end this crisis and ensure benefits reach families in need.

Retweeted Senator Ted Budd: If Obamacare were truly affordable, we wouldn’t be talking about subsidies. 15 years later, the so-called “Affordable Care Act” is anything but. Now, Dems are desperately distracting you from their failed policies.🧵⬇️

Retweeted Sen. James Lankford: 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...)

Democrats are solely responsible for rising premiums. Not a single Republican voted for Obamacare or enhanced subsidies that Democrats set to expire. Quoting Senator Patty Murray

Retweeted Leader John Thune: 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...)

Democrats are so determined to not pay our troops, that they even attacked the President for finding a way to pay them temporarily. Quoting Senate Republicans

Retweeted Fox News: Senate Democrats voted to block my bill to pay military and essential workers today. Nevertheless, I will continue to work diligently to get federal workers the paychecks that they deserve.

Retweeted Joni Ernst: Absolutely shameful that Democrats just voted against paying servicemembers, law enforcement, and air traffic controllers because they view the American people’s "suffering" as "leverage."

Retweeted Mike Lee: Democrats just blocked a clean bill to pay the troops, Capitol Police, Border Patrol, air traffic controllers, their own staff, and other federal workers who are going without pay.

Retweeted U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D.: 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.

Retweeted Shelley Moore Capito: 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...)

Retweeted Sen. Dan Sullivan: 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...)

Retweeted Senator John Boozman: Nutrition assistance is under threat thanks to the #SchumerShutdown . More: arkansasonline.com/news/2025…

Retweeted Senator Katie Boyd Britt: Democrats created Obamacare, established ACA subsidies, extended them for everyone no matter their income level, and then set the deadline for their expiration. This is a problem of their own making.

Democrats created Obamacare. Democrats also created the Biden-Obamacare COVID bonuses and set them to expire at the end of this year.    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...)

Retweeted Rapid Response 47: The Dems are finally admitting their quiet motives out loud. Repulsive. Tell that to families missing paychecks, moms who can’t feed their babies, or our troops — Americans are not Democrat leverage points.

Retweeted Rapid Response 47: This is a stunning admission. Democrats see hurting middle and working-class families not as a tragedy, but as "leverage" in a political game.

Retweeted Senator Dave McCormick: Straight from the horse’s mouth. Democrats admit to using Americans’ suffering as leverage for their own political gain.

Retweeted Rapid Response 47: 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...)

Retweeted Senator Jon Husted: 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...)

Retweeted Senator John Boozman: It's outrageous that Democrats are callously using Arkansas families and our economy as political leverage.

Retweeted Tom Cotton: President Trump has been clear that the war in Ukraine needs to end. Until Russia is ready to join him at the negotiating table, the United States and our European allies will continue to support Ukraine as they fight to defend their own territory.

Retweeted Senator Ted Budd: How much "suffering" must the American people feel before Senate Democrats end the Schumer Shutdown?

The reason so many people struggle with the cost of health insurance isn't because the temporary, Biden-Obamacare covid bonuses are expiring, as the Democrats want you to believe. It's because Obamacare itself is not providing affordable healthcare. In fact, the "Affordable" (cont in image...)

Senator Johnson is right. Democrats should vote for his Shutdown Fairness Act to pay the Americans working to keep us safe during the Schumer Shutdown. Quoting Senator Ron Johnson

Retweeted Senator Todd Young: Fact vs. Fiction on the Ongoing Government Shutdown:

Retweeted Rapid Response 47: Democrats aren't hiding from it--they're using the government shutdown to play political games at the expense of American families. Hardworking men and women missing paychecks & families struggling to get food on the table is worth the "leverage" to them. Shameful.

Retweeted Rapid Response 47: This is what Chuck Schumer means when he says, “Every day gets better for us.”   It is shameful to use the American people as leverage to push your radical agenda. Millions of Americans are suffering.   Democrats don’t care.

Retweeted Jim Risch: Paying our troops is NOT optional. Senate Democrats must end the shutdown and ensure our military families can afford groceries and basic necessities.

Retweeted Sen. James Lankford: Fixed it

Retweeted Rapid Response 47: Yet another example of how the #SchumerShutdown is all about political leverage for Democrats. American people are getting in the crossfires of this mess and Democrats don’t care.

Retweeted Rapid Response 47: They continue to say the quiet part out loud. Democrats are using American families as pawns in their sick game. Absolutely reprehensible.

Retweeted Senator Pete Ricketts: Chuck Schumer and @SenateDems are refusing to fund federal law enforcement. Federal officers, U.S. Attorneys, TSA agents, and Border Patrol are working without pay.  That’s because of the Schumer Shutdown. Chuck Schumer shut down the government (cont in reply...)

Senator Warren is lying. Democrats are solely responsible for rising premiums. Not a single Republican voted for Obamacare or the enhanced subsidies that Democrats themselves set to expire. Senator Warren should reopen the government if she wants to address her party’s (cont in reply...)

Retweeted U.S. Senator John Fetterman: Senate Democrats should have the same courage as my friend @SenFettermanPA and do the right thing: stop playing politics and reopen our government so our troops can get paid and millions of Americans can put food on the table.

Senator Cramer is right. Democrats should stop using our troops and air traffic controllers as leverage. They should support @SenRonJohnson 's bill to pay the Americans who keep us safe. Quoting Senator Kevin Cramer

Retweeted Senator Kevin Cramer: Democrats wasted four weeks insisting on keeping the government shut down because as Bernie Sanders says, "if we reopen the government, we lose our leverage." They see paying federal workers and service members as leverage to get partisan (cont in reply...)

Retweeted Senator John Boozman: Damaging impacts from the #SchumerShutdown reach far and wide – including telehealth access seniors, and especially Arkansans in rural communities, rely on. I urge my Democratic colleagues to support our bipartisan effort to re-open the (cont in reply...)

Retweeted Secretary Brooke Rollins: While Democrats play politics, @POTUS is standing up for our farmers. This Thursday, @USDA will resume Farm Service Agency core operations, including critical services for farm loan processing, ARC/PLC payments, and other programs — over (cont in reply...)

This is great news for hardworking Americans. Senate Republicans will continue to work hand-in-hand with @POTUS to deliver a prosperous economy. Quoting Rapid Response 47

Democrats at every level have complained, but law and order are returning to the nation’s capital. We commend @POTUS for his decisive leadership. Quoting Rapid Response 47

Retweeted Coach Tommy Tuberville: Our veterans deserve access to innovative critical lifesaving therapies and treatments. There is nothing more important than saving the lives of those who gave their all defending our country. Thanks to everyone who participated in last week’s (cont in reply...)

Retweeted Sen. Dan Sullivan: Great talking to Alaska’s News Source about the historic investment for our Coast Guard in the OBBB. As chair of the subcommittee overseeing the USCG, I fought to secure $25B for additional USCG assets, including $300M for the homeporting of the (cont in reply...)

Retweeted Senator Deb Fischer: I had a productive roundtable discussion in Gering to hear directly from our police officers and law enforcement officials about the challenges their departments face. In Congress, I will always support our men and women in blue as they work to keep Nebraskans safe.

Retweeted Senator Jim Banks: It was great to hear from local leaders in Kokomo last week and talk about all the big wins for Indiana in the Big Beautiful Bill we passed in July. kokomotribune.com/news/india…