Republicans Are Fighting a Losing Battle to Put Tax Breaks for Billionaires Over Health Care for Working People
President Trump and Republicans in Congress have staked out a losing position on health care, and they know it. Every time Americans open a newspaper, scroll through social media, or turn on the evening news, they see reminders that the GOP is jacking up health insurance premiums and kicking millions of Americans off their health insurance to fund tax breaks for billionaires. Democrats are winning the shutdown fight both in Washington and around the country because they are on the side of working people. In the words of Senator Patty Murray, “If the Republican lawmakers … are not going to level with their constituents about what is at stake in this fight, I will.” Democrats stand with the vast majority of voters who believe that everyday people – not just the GOP’s ultra-rich friends – should be able to see a doctor without draining their hard-earned savings.
Polls Show Voters Know What GOP Is Up To, Don’t Like What They See:
🚨 75 percent of Americans have heard some or a lot about the government shutdown
🚨 52 percent of Americans disapprove of how the GOP is handling the shutdown
🚨 78 percent of Americans – including 59 percent of Republicans – oppose Republicans ripping away the tax credits working families rely on to afford health insurance
Headlines
CNBC: Republicans Face Pressure to Consider Democrats’ Health-Care Demands as Shutdown Drags On
POLITICO: “One Week Into the Government Shutdown, Top Republican Leaders Appear to Have Lost the Plot”
The Bulwark: Democrats Are Winning the Shutdown Fight
NY Times: Health Care Politics Bolster Democrats in Shutdown Fight
MSNBC: ‘One of the Best Days for Democrats’: How Health Care in the Shutdown Is Working in Party’s Favor
The Hill: More Disapprove of How GOP, Trump Are Handling Shutdown Than Democrats: Survey
Semafor: Top Senate Democrat Takes Health Care Fight to Red States
The Hill: Trump Signals Openness to Deal With Democrats on Health Care
NBC: Marjorie Taylor Greene Doubles Down on Her Unexpected Break With Republicans Over Health Care in Shutdown Fight
Axios: Exclusive: Schumer-Linked Pac Tells Dems They’re “Winning” Shutdown Fight
MSNBC: Republicans Are Holding Americans’ Health Care Hostage — And Lying About It
USA Today: More Americans Blame Trump and Congressional Republicans for Shutdown, New Poll Finds
Bloomberg: Democrats Are Winning This Shutdown — So Far
The Hill: Greene Defection Highlights Health Care Cracks in GOP Shutdown Unity