In the video above, I share how Democrats won the shutdown. Please keep an eye on him.
When was the last time you thought about health policy? Was your last thought on health care the moment John McCain entered the Senate and rejected the bill, saving Obamacare from a Republican repeal effort?
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One of the big victories Democrats won during the lockdown is that they made health care a major national issue.
What did the Republicans really gain with their shutdown? The Republicans “won” by raising health insurance premiums for tens of millions of people and taking away health insurance from 4 million people.
On the other hand, Democrats can continue to attack Republicans on health care and make efforts to restore subsidies throughout the year.
There is a group of Republican senators who have never been happy with the cuts to the subsidies, and they are already talking with Democrats about possible legislation to restore them.
The problem will be in the House of Representatives, but Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats are already working on options to force a vote on ACA subsidies.
The problem isn’t going to go away anytime soon.
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