Washington – Closing the US government He entered his sixth day on Monday without end after another round of the games of accusations and snipers between the leaders of two sides on Sunday current -show.
Democratic and republican leaders Locked in the confrontation About how to go, since the Senate requires 60 votes to adopt a bill, and the Republican Party needs another five democrats to advance their bill in order to temporarily open the government.
The leader of the minority in the Senate Chuck Schumer, Dn.Y., called him a partisan bill written without a democratic contribution, demanding negotiations to conquer the necessary votes from his party. But the Republican leaders insist that there will be no negotiations on their short-term bill.
“We must talk here about the real problem, which is that we have a healthcare crisis in America caused by the Republicans.” Schumer said on Sunday On the “outside of the nation.” “They … combined us to close, because they do not want to deal with this crisis. Simple and understandable. “
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President Donald Trump refuses to take a clear position on Expand Obamacare subsidiesThe main democratic demand and The central point of sticking In the confrontation. The validity of the subsidies expires at the end of the year, which will lead to a significant increase in the premium for medical insurance for people in accordance with the law on affordable medical care.
“We want to fix this, so it worked,” Trump said on Sunday when NBC News asked him if he was open to expand funding. “It doesn't work. Obamacare was a disaster for people, so we want to fix it to work. ”
The Senate returned to the session on Monday and, as expected, will have more votes on the bill on financing the Republican Party and a democratic alternative that will expand the financing of Obamacare and cancel 1 trillion Trump for 1 trillion US dollars. Medicaid CutsField
The leader of the majority in the Senate John Tong, RS.D., will not oblige Obamacare money, saying that this is a discussion that it is open in order to have – but only if the democrats soften and again open the government.
“Release the hostage. We will have a conversation, ”Tong said on Fox News. “By the way, this is a program that desperately needs reform. You cannot just expand it, Flat expands it. She is too spoiled. “
The members of the house had to return to Washington this week, but the speaker Mike Johnson, R-la., He canceled the votes for the whole week, saying that the chamber had already completed its work and adopted a bill on financing on September 19.
Some members of both parties, however, say that Johnson is an attempt to avoid voting, demanding that the Ministry of Justice free Jeffrey Epstein filesThe field is expected that the duet of the bicameral house will be They need signatures To make the vote on Epstein when the chamber returns to Washington and Coastr Adelita Grigalva, D-Ariz., The oath is led.
Member of the House of Representatives Thomas Massy, R-Ky., He said to x“Why are we in the break? Because on the day when we are returning to the session, I have 218 votes for the dismissal request to force the vote to release Epstein files. @Speakerjohnson does not want it to be news. ”
Johnson denied that this was the reason.
“It has nothing to do with it,” he said Sunday NBC “Meet the press.” “This is another red herring. The reason that the government is closed is that Chuck Schumer and 43 of his democratic colleagues in the Senate now decided to vote several times to keep the government closed. ”
Democrats of the House of Representatives plan to hold a virtual meeting at 6 p.m. East time on Monday, the leader of the minority Hakim Jeffris, Dn.y. told his colleagues, told colleagues.
“We are ready to sit at any time, with anyone and anywhere, in order to agree on a two -party agreement on expenses, to open the government and consider the republican health crisis,” wrote democrats leaders.
Jeffris went out on Sunday at an event in New York.
“The fact that the Republicans untied from the point of view of this crisis of healthcare, which they created, is unprecedented, unscrupulous and non-American,” he said. “The greatest reduction in Medicaid in American history … Republicans refused to expand the tax benefits of the law on affordable medical care, and as a result of this, tens of millions of people, including many, right here in New York, are going to experience sharply increased bonuses, surcharges and franchises.”
