Sen. Bernie Sanders told CBS News he's "very disappointed" by the bill to end the government shutdown, calling a planned vote on health insurance subsidies "meaningless."

The bill — which still needs to formally pass the Senate and House — would fund the government until late January, ending the longest shutdown in modern history, and it would roll back federal layoffs imposed during the shutdown and advance a handful of bills to fund parts of the government for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30, 2026.

In exchange, Republicans have promised to hold a vote by next month on extending a set of enhanced health insurance tax credits that were passed during the Biden administration and are set to expire this year. Without an extension, many Americans who buy insurance on Affordable Care Act exchanges could face significantly higher premiums.

Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats, called the deal a “disaster” since there’s no guarantee that the expiring health insurance subsidies will be extended. The senator was unimpressed by the promise to hold a vote.

  • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
    19·
    3 days ago

    can’t possibly imagine what he’s talking about. all those dems gave up was everything in return for nothing at all

  • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    3 days ago

    “Schumer’s views are very different than mine. He is an establishment Democrat. No secret, I am not,” he said. “I hope that by electing new members of the Senate, we will have, in fact, new leadership. But right now, it is what it is.”

    • ChicoSuave@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      3 days ago

      All establishment Democrats are Nazi enablers and need to be purged from politics. Primary every last mother fucker until the liberals have to join the right where they belong.

      • fishy@lemmy.todayEnglish
        6·
        3 days ago

        Yup, primary primary primary. Get two of your friends or colleagues who share your views to vote in the primaries too. Remind them a month out, a week out, and the day before.

  • nixus@anarchist.nexusEnglish
    36·
    3 days ago

    And yet come the next election cycle, he’ll be out there with the rest saying that I need to keep voting for these cowards.

    I really want to like Bernie, I just wish he chose better people to support.

        • Tinidril@midwest.socialEnglish
          51·
          2 days ago

          I’m not sure you know what a primary is.

          No, Bernie is not in favor of supporting every Democratic incumbent against primary challengers. That would be insane which is, of course, why the DCCC does claim that exact position. (Though even they conveniently forget it when a progressive gets challenged.)

          • nixus@anarchist.nexusEnglish
            11·
            2 days ago

            A primary is where all of the politicans for one party get together, and pretend that they will fight for what the voters want. It’s the same thing as a General Election, except it is specific to the party, and the winner of that election goes on to the General. I never said that I thought he would be in favor of supporting every incumbant.

            I always find it telling that Dems will tell me that I’m wrong, and that I don’t know what I’m talking about, but sure enough end up not knowing what I said.