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Rhiannon12866

(250,308 posts) Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:27 PM Dec 11

Sen. Schumer on Failed Health Care Votes: "Republicans now own America's health care crisis." - C-SPAN

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY): "Senate Republicans just shoved the American people off the side of a cliff with no parachute and with an anchor tied to their feet...Republicans now own America’s health care crisis." - Aired on 12/11/2025.

Full video here: https://www.c-span.org/program/news-conference/sen-schumer-speaks-to-reporters-on-health-care-subsidies/670335

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Sen. Schumer on Failed Health Care Votes: "Republicans now own America's health care crisis." - C-SPAN (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Dec 11 OP

That is a fact! sheshe2 Dec 11 #1

Could have taken a stand back in March gab13by13 Dec 11 #3

Ah yeah, Schumer's strategy that he voiced back in March, gab13by13 Dec 11 #2

Agree completely Docreed2003 Dec 11 #4

i again refer to murc's law rampartd Dec 12 #5

And considering all they've broken so far, I cringe to imagine what they can possibly do in three more years! Rhiannon12866 Dec 12 #6

they have utterly destroyed 3 generations of civil rights progress. rampartd Dec 12 #7

I've thought of that myself. In 9th grade history we learned a great deal about the Civil Rights Movement Rhiannon12866 Dec 12 #8

sheshe2

(95,925 posts)

1. That is a fact!

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:43 PM

Dec 11

Thank you, Senator Schumer.

gab13by13

(31,247 posts)

3. Could have taken a stand back in March

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:45 PM

Dec 11

before the Big Ugly Death Bill became law and Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, the VA, Social Security, were all gutted.

But hey, I agree, he is now fighting for Obamacare subsidies.

gab13by13

(31,247 posts)

2. Ah yeah, Schumer's strategy that he voiced back in March,

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:43 PM

Dec 11

when he kneecapped Democrats in the House to vote for the CR, then went on Chris Hayes and stated his strategy being that Krasnov will burn it all down and then Democrats will win elections.

Docreed2003

(18,709 posts)

4. Agree completely

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 10:12 PM

Dec 11

It's a fine and well that they now have ammunition against the right come November of next year, but that does very little to assuage the fact that tons of very real folks are going to be hurt badly by these policy increases.

rampartd

(3,822 posts)

5. i again refer to murc's law

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 02:09 AM

Dec 12

the repubs may have broken health care (and science, and the economy, and the white house and everything else) but it will be up to us to fix it.

Rhiannon12866

(250,308 posts)

6. And considering all they've broken so far, I cringe to imagine what they can possibly do in three more years!

Reply to rampartd (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 02:15 AM

Dec 12

With luck, it's going to take a generation to restore the democracy that we started with...

rampartd

(3,822 posts)

7. they have utterly destroyed 3 generations of civil rights progress.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 02:26 AM

Dec 12

and i'm not sure that federal regulation of environmental and consumer issues is even possible under this court, that was the work of generations as well.

Rhiannon12866

(250,308 posts)

8. I've thought of that myself. In 9th grade history we learned a great deal about the Civil Rights Movement

Reply to rampartd (Reply #7)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 02:38 AM

Dec 12

Then I watched "Eyes on the Prize" and it really did shock me. I grew up in a fairly diverse community. But now, having the "wrong" skin color can get people deported! WTF?!

And I sure agree about environmental and consumer issues, they're blind to global warming in a time when it may already be too late...

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