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 pat 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). Also part of the deal is a funding for three key appropriations bills (each link points at the Senate Appropriations website, where you can find the text of those bills):
The deal would also immediately re-open SNAP funding, delivering those funds to American families caught in the legal crossfire over those appropriations during this shutdown. Also part of the deal is a measure to undo the mass firing of federal workers under OMB at the start of the shutdown.
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Progressive Democrats Object
A number of progressive Democrats are currently objecting to the deal. On the Senate side, Senator Bernie Sanders says it “would be a disaster for the Democrats.”
From colleague Dan Scully. Senate Dems now meeting on GOP spending bill. Sanders: If Democrats cave on this issue, what it will say to Donald Trump is that he has a green light to go forward toward authoritarianism..And I think that would be a tragedy for this country. So I think…
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) November 9, 2025
Several members of the House Democratic caucus have also voiced their objection. Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, Vice Chair of the Democratic Party, posted on social media that “Any ‘deal’ that ends with Dems just getting a pinky promise in return is a mistake.”
“The American people are suffering because Republicans refuse to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing,” his statement added. “An agreement that doesn’t fix that reality falls massively short.”
Congressman Greg Casar of Texas said the deal would be a “betrayal of millions of Americans.”
A deal that doesn’t reduce health care costs is a betrayal of millions of Americans counting on Democrats to fight for them.
Republicans want health care cuts. Accepting nothing but a pinky promise from Republicans isn’t a compromise — it’s capitulation.
Millions of families…
— Congressman Greg Casar (@RepCasar) November 9, 2025
Another progressive, Jake Auchincloss of Massachusetts, said “Democrats must stop playing by the old rules in a broken Congress,” while Mallory McMorrow, a Senate candidate in Michigan, said “Americans can’t afford this deal.”
When Will the Government Re-Open?
We could see a test vote as early as tonight, though the odds get slimmer as time goes on. But the current plan would require the House to re-convene and pass this new spending bill. Speaker Mike Johnson has yet to formally recall members back to Washington to start passing bills again.
Johnson has made it clear that he believes the House continuing resolution (CR) was more than fair and that Democrats, particularly in the Senate, are the problem. It is hard to imagine a scenario where Johnson is eager to get Congress back in session to vote on a different spending package, and there may not be much stomach among conservatives to pass a bill that even remotely offers hope to an ACA subsidies extension.
As of now, it doesn’t seem like an immediate end is in sight. But dealmakers on both sides are hoping to get something done as soon as this week. There are a lot of factors—and, more importantly, politicians—involved in making it happen, however.
Editor’s Note: The Schumer Shutdown is here. Rather than put the American people first, Chuck Schumer and the radical Democrats forced a government shutdown for healthcare for illegals. They own this.
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