The deal, negotiated by a group of Democrats and GOP leaders, funds the government through Jan. 30. If it passes, it will still need to clear the House, which will likely take days.
WASHINGTON — Senators struck an agreement Sunday, projecting confidence that it will be sufficient to end the lengthy U.S. government shutdown, three sources with direct knowledge of the details told NBC News.
The agreement, reached by a group of Democrats who teamed up with Republicans, should have the necessary 60 votes to clear the Senate, these sources said. It would then need to pass the House and earn President Donald Trump’s signature to become law and reopen the government.
Even if it has enough support to clear those hurdles, the process is expected to take days.
The agreement contains a “minibus” — three full-year appropriations bills that will fund certain departments like Agriculture through the end of the fiscal year next fall — and a continuing resolution to fund the rest of the government at existing spending levels through Jan. 30.
It would also fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, once known as food stamps, through next September, a major flashpoint in the shutdown.
The sources said the deal also reverses Trump’s attempted layoffs of federal workers during the shutdown through RIFs, or “reduction in force” notifications.
But in a major concession from Democrats, it does not include an extension of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. Allowing the funds to lapse would raise insurance premiums for millions of Americans unless they are extended. Instead, the Democrats settled for a promise that the Senate will vote on a bill to extend the subsidies by the end of the second week of December, with the outcome uncertain, two of the sources said.
Even then, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has said he won’t promise that the House will vote on extending the subsidies.
There’s no denying that what Republicans are doing is evil and will kill millions of Americans. But there’s another kind of evil in standing down and allowing an evil force to do whatever the hell they want. Do not forget today, the day Democrats abandoned you to the Republicans whim.
“Whelp, we tried. I mean, I didn’t care anyway” -every democrat that votes yes
Any democrats that vote for this need to become pariahs
Fucking pathetic.
the Democrats settled for a promise
Typical Neoliberals: always willing to sell out the country in exchange for the assurances of liars that they’re going to do the opposite of what they always do 🤬🤦
Center Party in 1933: “Resisting won’t stop them, might as well trade our support for promises. They’ll keep the Reichstag and Reichsrat, they’ll keep all the organs of government, they’ll keep the states, they’ll leave the church be, they’ll inform us of what they’re doing and they’ll give it to us in writing.”
Not a single promise was kept, not even the “give it to us in writing” bit. They still voted for the empowerment, trusting Hitler’s word, until they dissolved in the face of an impending ban.
Do not settle for promises from people who won’t even be faithful to their God, the constitution or the rule of law. They won’t be faithful to you either.
Do not negotiate with Nazis. They’ll shake your hand and spit in your face.
Instead, the Democrats settled for a promise that the Senate will vote on a bill to extend the subsidies by the end of the second week of December, with the outcome uncertain
I wonder what will be “uncertain” about the Republicans killing ACA?
Does anyone else think it’s bullshit how Congress gets paid while the shutdown is going on?
I think it’s bullshit that we don’t elect an entire new Congress when this one can’t govern.
The US has virtually no “emergency brake” option in government. In a Westminster-style system not being able to pass a budget immediately triggers an election, while government remains funded based on the previous budget.
Not really. Withholding compensation only impacts those with the least amount of outside money. In other words, the most corrupt would be able to leverage it against the least corrupt.
I think it’s bullshit that “keep the government open” hasn’t been made permanent yet. Same with paying our debts.
Democrats as so spineless. If they had even 50% of the fighting spirit that Republicans had (though they fight for things like taking away rights from minorities and taking money from the poor to give to their wealthy buddies), then we’d have universal healthcare, CONUS high-speed rail, complete renewable energy power, etc.
OLD Guard dnc is only electable because of republicans mismanagement of the previous admin, they dont really have any campaign promises of thier own, other than “promises”, they are codependent on gop to fuck, up so they get elected. thats why they dont often repeal what the gop legislate, because also benefits them, and they usually have the same donors.
There are still a lot of useful idiots in the democratic party as well as its constituency.
They, for some bizarre reason, feel like the success of businesses somehow translates to success for them. This means they are afraid to raise taxes on the people taking us for a ride.
A lot of them would rather have a child-raping fascist in office if he won’t raise taxes on our rulers.
Most of them are all owned by the same handful of companies. However, for the few that aren’t (of which there are some Republicans too) I prefer the side that wants freedom, educated and healthy citizens, clean environment, etc.
I think what the headline means to say is “In exchange for nothing, Democrats sell out their constituents”
Democrats lubed up their arseholes and bent over for the repubs. How do the do-nothing democrats make you feel now?
Sick to my fucking stomach
Lube = 💵
I’m disappointed too, but there’s a reasonable chance the huge expected jump in healthcare costs will bite the GOP in the ass…
Just look at MTG
Yeah the thousands of people who are going to die, be bankrupted, and or go homeless in the meantime probably don’t give a fuck about how it might change the elections in a year.
And lets be honest, it’s not going to change the elections either since nobody is willing to use their vote for anything but more garbage from both of these parties.
Those unwilling to use their vote are equally contributing to the garbage.
tbf the millions of people who are starving probably don’t care about health insurance premiums
and the innocent people in gulags probably… well, they probably care about the starving people because they’re not monsters but lets say they have their own priorities
i agree with the sentiment but republicans presented only horrible, cruel options and democrats were forced to choose
tbf the millions of people who are starving probably don’t care about health insurance premiums
Yeah, because paying MUCH more for something else that you ALSO need in order to stay alive and be able to work REALLY helps with being able to afford food!
republicans presented only horrible, cruel options
True
democrats were forced to choose
And by caving to the Republicans in exchange for a temporary band aid and empty promises from known liars, they made an awful choice that’s going to kill MORE people than holding firm would.
Do I want to know what’s been happening with MTG?
There’s an Avatar the Last Airbender set coming out soon, I think, so that’s neat.
“Make MTG, Magic The Gathering Again.”
MMTGMTGA I’ll make some hats.
Going against the GOP. On healthcare and the shutdown; specifically Mike Johnson. And she’s a big proponent of releasing the Epstein files.
She’s pretending to be a sane human because she can see what will happen to her if she stays the course.
ehh MTG always struck me as one of the Republicans that bought on hook-line-and-sinker. Most Republicans I know are just doing it for power and/or money. MTG is one that is as stupid as the Fox News-bingeing base. She was the first AFAIK to accuse the Parkland survivors of being paid actors; and she became infamous for that and the “Jewish space laser” thing. In terms of Congress, MTG was trailblazing with her crazy because it was genuine crazy.
I’m not surprised the Epstein files were MTG’s breaking point.Most, like Nancy Mace, are sticking the script because she’s just there for power.
…and she apparently (allegedly) is musing a run for President in the future. So she has to take on a new mask … for now.
Pretty much all they’ve released lately is licensed sets, some of which really seem like a stretch to fit with the rest of it.
A lot of my friends think they are ruining the game.
“In exchange for agreeing to stop doing all the illegal stuff”
So, kinda?
But in a major concession from Democrats, it does not include an extension of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. Allowing the funds to lapse would raise insurance premiums for millions of Americans unless they are extended. Instead, the Democrats settled for a promise that the Senate will vote on a bill to extend the subsidies by the end of the second week of December, with the outcome uncertain, two of the sources said.
This is why we can’t have nice things.
This is what “socially liberal, fiscally conservative” gets us.
spits
“With the outcome uncertain”
Everyone saying this shit needs to be fired from whatever position they hold. The outcome is 100% certain. Democrats just voted to gut healthcare.
If this was the end result, why did we even have a shutdown? Weren’t these subsidies the main sticking point?
Classic Schumer… hold out for nothing.
Not for nothing. Republicans are gonna gain a lot of support because of this. So it was actually for less than nothing
Instead, the Democrats settled for a promise that the Senate will vote on a bill to extend the subsidies by the end of the second week of December, with the outcome uncertain…
… Uncertain is a word used when you aren’t sure what the outcome will be.
Uncertain is certainly NOT the word to use in this situation.
Republicans in December: HAHAHAHAHAHA fuck you Dems, we vote no. Next.
And the ratchet clicks
YOU PROMISED
Frankly, these are just the ones that were most convenient for the Dems to throw under the bus. Many more are complicit, Chuck Schumer most of all. Let’s be as loud about demanding his resignation as we are about the Epstein files. He’s failed the American people far too many times.
“Chuck the cuck gotta go!” Has a nice ring to it…
Call these fuckers up. Tell them to grow a spine.
And they’re all retiring. Don’t bother remembering their names, and instead elect good candidates. Pay attention to your local elections and don’t just vote for someone because they have a D next to their name
Vote in the damn primaries!
Honestly, I thought Obama was going to be a change candidate instead of an inspiring war criminal
He betrayed Ukraine by letting Russia take Crimea and not sending arms during the Donbass war. The current war is proof the US was weak on Russia
not surprised thier all DINOS, and schumer probably negotiated with them behind the scenes. cant expect anything less from AIPAC SHILL FETTERMAN. and these were the likely DINOS hiding behind manchin and sinema for the last 4 year of bidens term, used those 2 as a lightning rod so they dont get primaried.
If the GOP isn’t going to fund the subsidies now, they’re not going to do it in a couple of months. A teenager could see through a lie like that. I knew the Dems were cowards, but before this year I really didn’t know just how leaderless we’ve been.
cant expect anything less from old guard DEMs to not side with gop.
bok bok!
Did they cave? Of course they did. Vote them out if they caved.
Everyone who caved was already either retiring or otherwise not up for reelection. Do you think it’s a coincidence that they got exactly as many yes votes as they needed? The entire democrat party needs replaced.
BREAKING: Democrats officially take credit for longest shutdown in US history
I’m so livid. The Democrats just threw away the most politically advantageous position they’ve had in the last 197 years. They could have just done nothing until the next election cycle and guarantee a monumental blue wave, a blue fucking tsunami, as people would vote en masse to replace Republicans with Democrats because this shutdown was obviously 100% on the Republicans. Instead they decided to turn that politically advantageous position against themselves. They saw the Republicans tying themselves a noose, and leapt right into it.
The agreement contains a “minibus” — three full-year appropriations bills that will fund certain departments like Agriculture through the end of the fiscal year next fall — and a continuing resolution to fund the rest of the government at existing spending levels through Jan. 30.
Cool. So those departments are going away next year.
