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A Number of Progressive Democrats Are Coming Out Hard Against Schumer Shutdown Deal

By Joe Cunningham 

As more details of a deal to end the government shutdown come trickling out, so to do more Democrats come out against the deal.

A handful of Senate Democrats are working with Republicans on a deal to end the shutdown and re-open the federal government, with a big part of that deal being a future vote on extending Obamacare subsidies by a year. But it appears that both the lack of an immediate amendment to the continuing resolution to extend those credits as well as progressive concerns about President Donald Trump’s “authoritarianism” have progressive activists alarmed and progressive politicians quick to say “No.”

What’s in the Current Deal?

As previously reported, the deal being worked on in the Senate comes down to a promised vote on Affordable Care Act subsidies, which the government-run healthcare system uses to offset rising costs (mostly triggered by said Affordable Care Act)…

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