Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Thursday told Semafor that he and his lieutenants are considering offering Democrats a future vote to extend the Obamacare subsidies if they vote to end the shutdown. “Republicans, however, remain adamant that any action on, and the details of, reviving the subsidies would have to wait until the government reopens,” Semafor writes.
Well there you have it. Dems have not won this shutdown yet but that this offer’s even being floated as what Thune minion John Barrasso said was “an off-ramp” should tell you more than enough about how desperate Republicans are for one. Freaking Marjorie Taylor Greene of all people, lol.
Oh and Thune can fuck off with that future promise bullshit. There’s no reason, none whatsoever, that an ACA subsidy extension cannot be whipped up and voted on BEFORE Dems agree to end the shutdown. Throw in the full release of all the Epstein Files and some other smaller stuff AND demand that enough Republicans in both chambers vote yes to make it veto-proof. Then it’s a win.