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Posted on 11/09/2025 8:07:36 PM PST by SeekAndFind
In a long vote made longer by Texas Senator John Cornyn's absence from D.C. until late Sunday night, a new funding bill has passed the U.S. Senate and heads for the House of Representatives.
The deal, which got support from eight Democrats, is part of a package meant to reopen the government, fund SNAP benefits, begin the appropriations process, and even secure a future vote for extending Affordable Care Act subsidies. The text of the bill can be found here.
In exchange for their support of a bill to re-open the federal government, the seven Democrats were promised a future vote on continued government subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. Those subsidies have been at the heart of the Democrats' overall objection to the clean continuing resolution passed through the House but stuck in the Senate since September.
Also a part of the deal is reversing mass firings from the federal government that were central to the Trump administration's stated goals of shrinking the federal government—an effort spearheaded at the time by OMB Director Russ Vought. The new plan would retroactively eliminate those mass firings. The plan also pushes through a "minibus" of appropriations for the following three areas: Agriculture-FDA, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction-VA.
However, because the bill that passed is different than the clean continuing resolution passed through the House in September, it would need to go to the House for a vote. Multiple Democrats in the House have already said they will not vote for it, and if Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries can unite his caucus in opposition, that would make passage much harder for Speaker Mike Johnson.
Eight Democrats joined with a majority of Republicans to get the final vote count to 60. Those Democrats were Dirk Durbin of Illinois, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, Angus King of Maine (technically an Independent but caucuses with the Democrats), Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Tim Kaine of Virginia, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, and Jacky Rosen of Nevada.
Several Senators were vocally opposed to the bill, including Bernie Sanders, who called voting for the bill a "tragedy" earlier in the day.
I’m voting no on the continuing resolution that would double healthcare premiums for 20 million Americans, kick 15 million people off Medicaid & allow 50,000 Americans to die unnecessarily every year. All to give $1 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires. https://t.co/JDkdVrs8sY— Sen. Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) November 10, 2025
Democrats opposed to the deal cite the fact that the extension of the ACA subsidies was not guaranteed in the bill. Instead, the deal offers a promise of a future vote. That, in turn, could mean very little as Speaker Johnson has repeatedly promised such a vote would not come before the House on his watch.
Other Democrats blasted the deal throughout the day.
READ MORE: A Number of Progressive Democrats Are Coming Out Hard Against Schumer Shutdown Deal
Now that the deal is done and the plan has been passed, it will head to the House for a vote. If it passes there, the White House is expected to support it and the government will then reopen.
The world will be no poorer when Sanders kicks off. What a ridiculous statement.
RE: In exchange for their support of a bill to re-open the federal government, the seven Democrats were promised a future vote on continued government subsidies for the Affordable Care Act
So, what the heck does this mean?
Weren’t the Republicans insisting on passing the continuing resolution first AND THEN negotiating subsidies for the ACA?
If this shutdown gets to be over, isn’t it IN EFFECT the same as what the Republicans demanded in the first place? If so, why the heck did we need the shutdown for?
So the spineless publicans caved?
So, my question -— What did Senate Democrats get out of the 40-day Schumer Shutdown? Nothing more than what they would have had with the clean continuing resolution.
AS I see it, Chuck Schumer’s caucus threw in the towel last night, with at least ten Democrats plegding to vote to end the filibuster on the CR. The Senate will replace that CR with new language that would extend government operations until the end of January while negotiations continue on the FY2026 budget.
Forty days ago, Schumer demanded passage of an extension of expiring ObamaCare subsidies, plus repeals of Medicaid changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill that eliminated coverage for illegal aliens.
So what did Democrats end up getting for this biblical walk in the idiotic budget wilderness? A promise for a vote on the ACA subsidies, with no guarantee of GOP support.
IN EFFECT, We wasted 40 days on this shutdown for nothing!
RE: So the spineless publicans caved?
Nope. AS I see it, Chuck Schumer’s caucus threw in the towel last night, with at least ten Democrats plegding to vote to end the filibuster on the CR. The Senate will replace that CR with new language that would extend government operations until the end of January while negotiations continue on the FY2026 budget.
Forty days ago, Schumer demanded passage of an extension of expiring ObamaCare subsidies, plus repeals of Medicaid changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill that eliminated coverage for illegal aliens.
So what did Democrats end up getting for this biblical walk in the idiotic budget wilderness? A promise for a vote on the ACA subsidies, with no guarantee of GOP support.
IN EFFECT, We wasted 40 days on this shutdown for nothing!
Did you notice rhetorical nuance there?
Americans ... “people” ... Americans
Ding ding ding
Nope. The Dems did.
Do you think forcing Trump you retire everyone he laid off with back pay is nothing? The republicans caved. Democrats can go to their voters and claim victory, what can republicans claim as victory? We didn’t give them as much as they wanted?
The Uni party Exempt Ones, strike again.
Big Millstoners on the backs. ✖️
So the Dems got rehiring the loser, bloated base of govmint workers In the deal and promise to vote on the Ponzi scheme ACA subsidies.
This is a win for us?? Thune & his ilk are a joke
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Does this include rehiring USAID workers when the agency was shut down? And what about the RIF of Department of Education workers?
Schimer Shutdown. Correct name.
Trump knew this would happen. He is still going to RIF the 600K or so excess weight useless “workers”... because the House is NOT going to approve this bill. Period. And also, the “promise to hold a vote on Obamacare subsidy extension will also NEVER come to a vote. It will die, as it should and the US that is paying attention should note why Trump said— not subsidy payments to the insurance industry. Give the money to people to pay their medical bills directly (which of course they may or may not devote the money to that purpose).
This Senate boondoggle needs careful reading and analysis. And, the House has yet to return to session to even vote on it.
So— in reality nothing is done, not as of current days of this week.
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