Senate deal to reopen government would provide SNAP funding – USA Today
Washington Gridlock over: Winners and Losers in the Shutdown Deal
As in any major political standoff, there are both winners and losers.
- Moderate Democrats like Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire celebrated the compromise. Shaheen called it “a big step forward towards protecting the health care of tens of millions of Americans.”
- Centrists had been pushing behind the scenes for weeks to reopen the government. However, not all moderates were pleased. Freshman Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) lamented, “We’ve got to do something concrete on health care, and it’s hard to see how that happened.”
- Republican leaders, such as Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, expressed relief at the bipartisan progress. “I look forward to voting for this legislation and ending the unnecessary harm to the security of our families and our nation,” she said.
The Healthcare Battle and Washington Gridlock
At the heart of the shutdown was a clash over extending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits. Democrats argued the issue was too urgent to delay, forcing a shutdown to gain leverage. Republicans countered that negotiations should continue once the government reopened.
