dailycaller.com CNN host Jake Tapper on Sunday asked Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy whether his party was prepared to let food stamp funding run dry to force an extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies.
Democrats have refused to back any federal government funding deal which excludes an extension of Obamacare subsidies, triggering the Oct. 1 shutdown after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer rallied his caucus to block a bipartisan bill. When Murphy appeared on “State of the Union,” Tapper asked if Democrats were willing to let Americans go hungry until Obamacare subsidies are extended.
“Funding for food stamps is expected to run out at the end of this week. This is happening because Democrats have not agreed to vote to fund the government without the Republicans making concessions to seriously change health care policy. So is this a trade-off you’re willing to make and continue to make, letting some Americans go hungry until these Obamacare subsidies get extended?” Tapper asked Murphy.
Murphy dodged the direct question and instead accused Republicans of stonewalling bipartisan talks.
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“We’re shut down right now because Republicans are refusing to even talk to Democrats about a bipartisan budget bill,” Murphy claimed. “As you know, the reason we didn’t shut down for four years when Joe Biden was president was because Democrats negotiated with Republicans, and every single one of those short-term or long-term funding bills included both Democratic and Republican priorities. So the government shut down because Republicans have done something unprecedented: they have refused to talk to Democrats about a bipartisan budget.”
The Connecticut senator also defended his party’s stance by saying health care subsidies are essential.
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