Day 38 of the Schumer Shutdown and surprise surprise, Senate Democrats still haven’t figured out that holding the government hostage to push more taxpayer-funded healthcare is a bad look. Chuck Schumer is now trying to sell his latest gimmick as a “compromise.” What he’s actually doing is trying to jam through a one-year extension of Obamacare subsidies while pretending it’s all about lowering costs. Sure, Chuck.
Standing on the Senate floor like he’s auditioning for a Netflix drama, Schumer declared that Democrats are “ready to clear the way” to reopen the government — but only if Republicans swallow this bitter Obamacare pill. His exact words? “Leader Thune just needs to add a clean one-year extension of the ACA tax credits to the CR so that we can immediately address rising health care costs.” Translation: give us what we want or the shutdown continues.
Let’s be real. Democrats don’t want to negotiate. They want to use the shutdown as leverage to expand entitlements and pave the way for more federal control over healthcare. That includes trying to sneak in benefits that ultimately help illegal immigrants — despite their tired denials. Republicans, led by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, aren’t falling for it. Thune’s office slammed the offer, calling it unserious and demanding that Democrats “release the hostage.”
This whole situation shows you what matters most to Democrats. Not national security. Not border control. Not even keeping the government open. No, their top priority is salvaging a collapsing Obamacare system by throwing more money at it — and tying that demand to a funding bill like it’s some kind of legislative ransom note.
Meanwhile, President Trump is back to calling for the filibuster to be scrapped, and he’s not wrong. Democrats are using every procedural trick in the book to keep the government closed while pushing their far-left healthcare wishlist. If Republicans want to lead, they need to stop playing defense and start governing like they won the election.
Bottom line: Schumer’s “plan” isn’t a compromise. It’s a political stunt. And until Democrats get serious about reopening the government without demanding a bailout for a broken healthcare law, the shutdown drags on and the blame sits squarely with them.
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