In the video above I talk about how the Democrats won the shutdown. Please give it a watch.
When was the last time you thought about healthcare policy? Was your last thought about health care around the time John McCain stepped onto the Senate floor and gave the thumbs down that saved Obamacare from a Republican repeal attempt?
One of the big victories Democrats won during the shutdown is making health care a top national issue.
What did the Republicans really gain from their shutdown? The Republicans “won” by raising health insurance premiums for tens of millions of people and taking away health insurance from 4 million people.
On the other hand, Democrats can continue to bombard Republicans on health care and work throughout the year to restore subsidies.
There is a group of Republicans in the Senate who have never been happy about cutting subsidies, and they are already talking to Democrats about possible legislation to restore them.
The issue will lie in the House of Representatives, but Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats are already working on options to force a vote on the ACA subsidies.
The problem won’t go away anytime soon.
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