Why Won’t Democrats Take “Yes” for an Answer?
By Sen. John Thune
Three weeks into a government shutdown, Democrats are dug in. Their price for reopening the government is $1.5 trillion in partisan spending. It’s a list of so many far-left priorities, one of my Senate colleagues says you need a spreadsheet to keep track of it all. And despite all of the suffering their shutdown strategy has caused, Democrats continue to insist on this costly ransom.
Not even the prospect of military families going without a paycheck was enough for Democrats to relent and reopen the government. We’re reading stories about military families lining up at food banks and needy families uncertain about nutrition assistance. There are Americans who can’t close on a new home because they can’t get flood insurance, and thousands of flights have been delayed because of staffing shortages. But one Democrat senator says, “[for] Democrats, it’s so far, so good.”
Republicans have offered Democrats in the Senate numerous chances to reopen the government. We’ve called up a clean, nonpartisan funding extension day after day – legislation that could reopen the government in a matter of hours with just a handful more Democrat votes. Senate Democrats also had a chance to advance a bipartisan, full-year defense funding bill, so we can at least make some progress toward securing paychecks for our troops and supporting our national security while Democrats continue to vote against reopening the entire government. But they rejected that as well.
Democrats defend their funding blockade by complaining that Republicans won’t negotiate with them. Negotiation happens when you have two sides each with its own demands, but Republicans have no demands. We’ve offered Democrats multiple chances to fund the government, and we’ve offered to have discussions and even hold votes on the issues they have raised after the government is open again. But Democrats insist that we satisfy their $1.5 trillion in partisan demands.
While hardworking Americans have suffered through this weeks-long shutdown, Democrats seem to be basking in the praise from their far-left base. Our economy is losing billions of dollars, government programs are in jeopardy, and federal workers are working without pay, but it seems that Democrats are fine with having Americans living in uncertainty so long as Democrats’ far-left base is satisfied.
It’s hard to believe that Democrats have spent the month of October putting the demands of far-left activists ahead of the American people, ahead of American troops and military families. Enough is enough. We need five more Democrats to support the clean funding extension. Then it can go to the White House, be signed into law, and all this needless suffering can come to an end. But I guess Democrats aren’t ready for that yet.
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Maybe because the party allowed Trump’s unilateral rescission package on a previously agreed upon budget shows that the gop can’t be trusted with good faith negotiations?
The good Senator knew for months that he as party leader would need the votes of democrats to pass either a budget or continuing resolution by October 1st. He also knew that democrats had great concerns about health care for middle class and poorer Americans, a concern he did not share. Most Americans want something positive done about the Medicaid cuts and the expiring ACA credits. Thune and most in his party do not so they ignored it.
Maybe because they actually CARE about American’s and the horrible burden that will be thrust upon them if the ACA tax credits aren’t extended. How Thune can even try to spin this is beyond me. Some “Leader” he has turned out to be; can’t lead worth a crap.
It’s hilarious how Republicans are changing messaging almost daily because their messaging isn’t finding purchase anywhere outside magaland.
From CoPilot
“The current approval rating of the Democratic Party is 33.6% favorable and 59.8% unfavorable, according to recent polls. This reflects a significant decline in favorability compared to previous years.”
Enough said. Looks like you are wrong…again.
From Fox News:
“Approximately 60% of people blame President Donald Trump and Republicans for the ongoing shutdown”
https://www.livenowfox.com/news/americans-blame-government-shutdown-poll
Enough said?
Second line of the article:
“But another 54% of Americans surveyed fault Democrats for the current situation. ”
And then about half-way through:
“Americans blame Trump, Republicans and Democrats for the government shutdown
Dig deeper: About 6 in 10 Americans say President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have “a great deal” or “quite a bit” of responsibility for the shutdown, while 54% say the same about Democrats in Congress, according to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.” Both sides are getting blamed but include the approval rating of the dumbs and there you have it; the party of criminal loving morons doesn’t have much to brag about with the voters.
I guess you didn’t read it very well…but then you are a dumasscrat and reading comprehension seams to allude your kind.
Lecturing me on reading comp when you struggle to spell seems? But actually, I’m a registered and voting republican who is dismayed by the way the party has veered from the civility and decency of folks like McCain. Notice how quickly you jumped to name calling?
Coming from someone who referenced an article to make a point and missed major components of the article’s contents…SEEMS to me you are grasping.
McCain? THE original RINO.
Oh, enough said?
There is another side of the story.
Just repeal the whole ACA.