Dem senator Shaheen doubles down after breaking with party to end shutdown

Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire broke ranks with occasion management and joined Republicans and 7 different Democrats to advance a measure to finish the longest authorities shutdown in U.S. historical past — a transfer that drew sharp criticism from outstanding progressives.

“We’re ensuring that the individuals of America can get the meals advantages they want, that air site visitors controllers can receives a commission, that federal staff can come again, those that have been laid off, that they receives a commission, that contractors receives a commission, that aviation strikes ahead…” Shaheen stated on “Fox & Mates.”

“We can proceed combating over well being care as a result of we’ll vote in December.”

Regardless of opposition from Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. and others, Shaheen defended Monday’s vote as a needed step towards “[turn] get the federal government again to work” and “get the financial system going once more.”

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Senator Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., speaks at a information convention with different Senate Democrats who voted to revive authorities funding, in Washington, DC on November 9. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu through Getty Photos)

The New Hampshire Democrat additionally pushed again on claims that she acted with out occasion coordination, saying management was knowledgeable all through the method.

“I believe it is essential to recollect who’s chargeable for why we bought into this shutdown,” she stated.

‘We’re right here as a result of healthcare prices are rising considerably [for] tens of millions of Individuals, and earlier than the shutdown started we had no indication that our Republican colleagues had been ready to handle this difficulty.”

Below the brand new settlement, each events may have “a possibility to work on well being care prices,” noting that many Republicans, “together with many Trump supporters,” additionally need aid.

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Housing and City Improvement Secretary Scott Turner stated the present authorities shutdown is upending well being care initiatives, pointing to the stagnation for instance of the “left’s hypocrisy in well being care.” (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc through Getty Photos)

Eight Senate Democrats, together with Shaheen, left their occasion and joined Republicans of their effort to go a revamped plan to finish the shutdown on Sunday.

Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer criticized the transfer, saying, “This well being care disaster is so critical, so pressing, and so devastating to households at dwelling that I can not in good religion help this CR that’s failing to handle the well being care disaster.”

Senator Sanders additionally rebuked the choice, saying Sunday was a “very dangerous evening.”

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., additionally sounded out, insisting Schumer is “not efficient” and “have to be changed.”

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Schumer and Senate Democrats have lengthy maintained that they’d solely vote to reopen the federal government in trade for a stable deal on extending expiring Obamacare subsidies.

When requested, Shaheen didn’t say whether or not she thought Schumer needs to be changed.

Alex Miller and Leo Briceno of Fox Information contributed to this report.