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Sanders, AOC Blast GOP Sabotage of US Healthcare During Shutdown Town Hall (www.commondreams.org)

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Two weeks into the government shutdown that was triggered when Democrats in Congress refused to help the Republican Party rip healthcare subsidies and coverage away from millions of Americans, two of the top progressive lawmakers in the US were resolute Wednesday night at a town hall held by CNN.

Democrats, said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) “need to see ink on paper”—legislation that is passed in the House and Senate and signed by President Donald Trump to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies—before they agree to a spending package to reopen the government.

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They had to use “blast” because they were fresh out of “slams”.

[–] cubism_pitta@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I am sending them my thoughts and prayers