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.

  • 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.