"Golden was the only House Democrat to vote for Republicans' stopgap spending bill earlier this month, though Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), whose vote wasn't recorded, said she supported it as well. Senate Democrats filibustered the measure, however, and are demanding the extension of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. What he's saying: "This government shutdown is the result of hardball politics driven by the demands far-left groups are making for Democratic Party leaders to put on a show of their opposition to President Trump,""
"Golden said he agrees with the demands Democrats are making, specifically extending ACA tax credits and rolling back Medicaid cuts from the One Big, Beautiful Bill. However, he said: "The shutdown is hurting Americans and ... normal policy disagreements are no reason to subject our constituents to the continued harm of this shutdown." The other side: "House Democrats have consistently made clear that we will sit down with anyone at any time in any place to negotiate a bipartisan agreement,""
A single House Democrat, Jared Golden, voted for a Republican stopgap spending bill; another Democrat, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, privately supported it. Senate Democrats filibustered the measure while demanding extensions of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. Golden blamed far-left demands for creating a government shutdown and said he supports extending ACA tax credits and rolling back Medicaid cuts from the One Big, Beautiful Bill. Golden emphasized that the shutdown harms Americans and that policy disagreements should not subject constituents to ongoing damage. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats remain willing to negotiate and framed health care as a nonpartisan American issue. Golden represents a conservative district and has at times distanced himself from party positions.
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