"As you mentioned, Democrats had big wins last week, so you had momentum. Why give in now? Why bring a butter knife to a gun fight? Are you willing to gamble that the GOP will negotiate on healthcare in good faith once the government reopens? Because if that gamble is wrong, half a million Pennsylvanians that you represent, their healthcare costs will skyrocket if you are wrong! And I believe you are wrong."
"Well, first of all, MTG is quite literally the last person in America that I'm going to take advice [from] or to get their kinds of leadership and values from, I promise you, this isn't a political game. It is viewed [that way] by many of us, but the reality is, 42 million Americans now [are] not sure where their next meal is going to come from"
Sen. John Fetterman defended his vote to reopen the government, saying millions of Americans faced lost SNAP benefits and unpaid federal paychecks. He dismissed criticism from Sen. Bernie Sanders and Gov. Gavin Newsom as coming from deep-blue constituencies and rejected advice from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Fetterman emphasized the humanitarian impact of the shutdown and framed his vote as preventing immediate harm. Hostin questioned whether reopening would allow Republicans to renege on healthcare subsidy demands and warned that half a million Pennsylvanians could face higher insurance costs. Audience reaction included cheers for Hostin's critique.
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