Sen. Bernie Sanders told CBS News he's "very disappointed" by the bill to end the government shutdown, calling a planned vote on health insurance subsidies "meaningless."

The bill — which still needs to formally pass the Senate and House — would fund the government until late January, ending the longest shutdown in modern history, and it would roll back federal layoffs imposed during the shutdown and advance a handful of bills to fund parts of the government for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30, 2026.

In exchange, Republicans have promised to hold a vote by next month on extending a set of enhanced health insurance tax credits that were passed during the Biden administration and are set to expire this year. Without an extension, many Americans who buy insurance on Affordable Care Act exchanges could face significantly higher premiums.

Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats, called the deal a “disaster” since there’s no guarantee that the expiring health insurance subsidies will be extended. The senator was unimpressed by the promise to hold a vote.

  • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    “Schumer’s views are very different than mine. He is an establishment Democrat. No secret, I am not,” he said. “I hope that by electing new members of the Senate, we will have, in fact, new leadership. But right now, it is what it is.”

    • ChicoSuave@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 days ago

      All establishment Democrats are Nazi enablers and need to be purged from politics. Primary every last mother fucker until the liberals have to join the right where they belong.