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Schumer slams GOP health care policies
Democrats accuse Republicans of blocking health care funding amid a shutdown causing over 700,000 furloughs and risking insurance loss for 15 million Americans.
- On Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer released a fiery video slamming Republican intransigence as the shutdown entered its eighth day, saying the country is feeling the sting.
- Republican demands to cut health funding prompted Schumer to say the shutdown began on October 1 due to GOP efforts to slash health care while protecting tax breaks for the wealthy.
- Schumer warned that the GOP plan would cut a trillion dollars from health care and cause ACA credits to expire, driving premiums up 93%, with 22 million people paying more and 4 million people losing coverage.
- More than 700,000 federal employees have been furloughed and services are disrupted, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats are ready to reopen the government and urged serious bipartisan negotiations.
- For the sixth time the Senate failed to clear a 60-vote threshold, and the Democratic-backed bill lost 47-52 around 12.50 pm ET, while poll respondents disapproved 52% of GOP handling.
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