On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart said that Obamacare subsidies are “what Democrats have been talking about for a few months now and why they won’t provide the votes.” And “that’s why they’re not providing the votes to
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that the government shutdown is “based on” Affordable Care Act subsidies that Democrats pulled “a bait-and-switch” on because they said, “we’re just doing this for the COVID emergency,” but
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher defended Obamacare and responded to criticism from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) that, under the law, “American taxpayers were even having to pay for illegal aliens’ health insurance,” by stating
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that Republicans “need Democratic votes” to end the government shutdown “because of the filibuster,” and he still wants to eliminate the filibuster like he did back in 2021
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) blamed Republicans for the government shutdown and said they’re “asking Democrats to support a partisan Republican spending bill that continues to gut the health care of
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) responded to criticism of Obamacare by President Donald Trump by saying that “I’m glad he’s waking up to the problems. I wish it had happened on January 20. I
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” CNN Chief Political Analyst David Axelrod stated that with the government shutdown, Democrats “saw a lever of power here to try and force” Republicans on health care. Axelrod said, “I’m sure there’s politics on
During a portion of an interview aired on Thursday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate former Rep. Abigail Spanberger responded to the prospect of working with President Donald Trump on job creation by saying that “you don’t work with the
During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D) said that his remarks in 2023 that “when the boot of the NYPD is on your neck, it’s been laced by the
During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D) said that he wouldn’t allow the NYPD to cooperate with the federal government on civil immigration enforcement and that city law allows
On Thursday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-OR) claimed that she voted against the continuing resolution to keep the government open because it wasn’t a clean CR because “There’s always been a poison pill to it.” But
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) responded to a question on why Democrats have changed their view that policy isn’t a reason for a government shutdown by saying that “This is not a policy fight.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) said that “we’re in this second shutdown of the year because of how ineffective Schumer was at handling the first shutdown, when all of us stood together in the
During an interview with ABC News released on Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) stated that President Joe Biden “was one of the most successful presidents in the last century,” and Democrats will “build on” his legacy. He also stated
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) stated that when there are survivors of the strikes on what the Trump administration alleges are drug boats, “we don’t try them for drug crimes or we
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) stated that the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) “has kind of tossed the consensus of science out the window,” and he is “very uncomfortable with the rationale they’re using
On Wednesday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press Now,” Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) said that Republicans should have killed the filibuster to go around Democratic opposition on the government shutdown and they “should work with Democrats, and if they won’t,
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) responded to his past criticism of government shutdowns by saying he “agrees with the Hakeem Jeffries of yesterday, from the standpoint of, listen, we’ve said to
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) responded to a question on the rise in Obamacare premiums increasing separate from the expiration of premium subsidies by saying Republicans shut down the government and “we aren’t going
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Now,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that this government shutdown is different from some prior ones and “we are not trying to blackmail them over the CR.” And Democrats “wanted to force the Republicans to
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Way Too Early,” Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) responded to a question on if House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ (D-NY) endorsement of New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D) will harm the Democratic
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” host Kasie Hunt discussed the government shutdown and said that “when Republicans have tried to do something like this, Democrats have argued that the norms of our government should be that you negotiate
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) acknowledged that the continuing resolution before Congress is the same one that Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) voted for in March, but said that it isn’t a
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) stated that he has already voted for a clean continuing resolution before during the Biden administration and acknowledged that the continuing resolution before them to
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) said that when Democrats set up Obamacare subsidies to expire, they were “trying to maybe hope for the best that this country and our Republican colleagues would understand that
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) said that Democrats are okay with shutting down the government to get policy concessions after opposing doing so before because “it’s Donald Trump.” And “It’s also normal not to
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT) argued that Democrats aren’t shutting down the government and Republicans “have to direct the negotiations.” But she “voted no to this bill when it came up as a
During an interview with CNN aired on Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Story Is,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said that New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D) isn’t bad for the Democratic Party and responded to a
During an interview with CNN aired on Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Story Is,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) stated that the 2025 elections will give Democrats “momentum into 2026. And look what happens, in November of 2026, Donald Trump’s
During an interview with CNN aired on Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Story Is,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said that Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) “are doing an outstanding
On Monday’s “NewsNation Now,” Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX) argued that the government shutdown is the fault of Republicans and said that “If the Republicans want to reopen the government, then they need to put a bill on the floor that
On Monday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) claimed that Democrats aren’t “demanding anything” in the government shutdown and said, “All I want is for the ACA to be extended for Americans so 24 million people do
On Monday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) responded to a question on Republicans using a government shutdown to extract concessions in the future by saying that they’ve already done that before and he doesn’t know or
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) said that Republicans are trying to rig the 2026 midterm elections and he doesn’t have any pause about saying that in light of how Democrats condemned Republicans for similar
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that “Sarah Palin used to say Obama palled around with terrorists, which was bullshit,” but New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D) “did campaign with a terrorist
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that New York City’s mayoral race is the Sister Souljah issue for the Democratic Party. Maher said that he planned to ask Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) “about a
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Velshi,” Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) stated that the government shutdown can’t be the fault of Democrats because Republicans “run everything” and they want to work to “resolve whatever the impasse is.” Thompson said, “Democrats in
During his closing monologue on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that “there is a growing problem of young liberals who see violence as an answer” but it’s not close to the majority of the party,
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that Democratic politicians haven’t disputed his past assertion that “it’s impossible to imagine a Democratic ticket without a person of color on it”, while Republicans take the approach that
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that Democrats’ message needs to be “we understand you weren’t thrilled with the Democratic Party. We have to change. We have to get better. We have to legitimately
