"I don't think Schumer's negotiating on any of this,"
"He's in a box. He's got all these groups coming in this weekend and a base that's unhappy and wants to see him fight Trump."
"There's a group of Democrats ... who've been meeting and communicating with members on our side. There have been several, sort of, offers exchanged."
"You want a vote by date certain? We can do that."
"The people who think these were COVID-era policies that ought to expire is the majority. But there is a sufficient number of Republicans who, I think, would - with reforms - be supportive of at least doing something for some amount of time."
Senator John Thune asserts that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is not negotiating and faces pressure from activist groups and a dissatisfied base. Thune says he has not directly offered Schumer specific vote commitments or a bipartisan funding package but describes exchanges between rank‑and‑file Democrats and Republicans as producing several offers. Thune proposes a date‑certain floor vote to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies while acknowledging he cannot guarantee passage. He warns that most Senate Republicans view COVID‑era policies as expired, though a subset might support temporary extensions with reforms.
Read at Axios
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]