(schumer wasn’t the defector this time)
what we got:
a provision that would call federal workers who were laid off during the shutdown back to their jobs. It also would provide funds to ensure that federal workers who were furloughed during the shutdown can receive retroactive pay [(the latter as required by a 2019 law defector Angus King passed)].
The short-term spending bill would additionally bar the Office of Management and Budget from implementing any additional mass layoffs of federal workers through Jan. 30.
what we did not:
healthcare
Removed by mod
The shift this time was particularly remarkable given that the legislation Republicans have offered does not address Democrats’ main demand in the shutdown fight: the extension of health insurance tax credits that are slated to expire at the end of the year.
Instead, the Democratic splinter group appeared to have received a commitment from Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, to allow a vote in December on extending the tax credits for a year. Many Democrats have said for weeks that such a pledge would be insufficient to win them over, since such a bill has appeared all but certain to die in the Republican-led Congress.
I guess I jinxed it by starting to hope democrats had learned anything at all about negotiation.
Anyone have a list of the defectors?
I saw Angus King and Jeanne Shaheen, but it’d be helpful to be aware of who the most spineless democrat lawmakers are so I can be sure to donate to primary challengers.
Edit: From a reddit post:
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Tim Kaine (D-VA)
- John Fetterman (D-PA)
- Angus King (I-ME)
The fact that one of the provisions is that the Republicans will follow existing law by paying furloughed staff is a massive red flag even if everything else is ignored.
Good job trading something already required for everyone else’s healthcare Schumer!
Schumer said he will vote against the deal. The defectors are to blame here.
These Senators aren’t going to break ranks like that without getting the nod from leadership. Schumer took a big hit the first time he folded, so this time he just wanted cover. It’s still his failure.
All I can say is at the end of the day, the right needed yes votes. And the ones who voted yes are to blame. You can assume about Schumer. I’ll leave that to the apparent mind readers.
Schumer caved in the spring.
Schumer started the negotiating last week by offering a milquetoast request to have a vote for one fucking year extension instead of making it permanent. These fucks who are committed are just doubling down on his shitty compromising and it absolutely looks like he is just trying to save face.
That fact that every defector is retiring or otherwise bot up for re-election is a HUGE clue that this is orchestrated, in order to minimize fallout. Schumer is avsolutely to blame here.
or it could be that not being up for re-election increases the chances of voting to reopen because they are not beholden to the electorate anymore. ergo propter hoc, anyone?
Nah, that would require them to want to screw over the populace.
