"So now we're in a government shutdown. And you may be asking yourself, how the hell did we get here? Donald Trump and the Republican Party are hell-bent on taking health care away from 60 million people, closing community clinics, rural hospitals, nursing homes, all so they can keep giving tax breaks to their billionaire friends. It's a disgrace. So Democrats have three words for this. No f**king way. It's literally life or death, we will not let Republicans blow up our healthcare system."
"The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you. And they won't even come to the table to talk to us about it. This is not about politics. It's about people. Let's break it down: pic.twitter.com/5RyRFL21rj"
"If Republicans are consistent about anything, it's about taking away health care from as many of you as possible,"
A fiery video characterized the government shutdown as a life-or-death fight over healthcare and asserted Democrats will not budge on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies. Democrats want subsidy extensions to prevent massive insurance cost spikes for millions when the subsidies expire next year. Republicans accused Democrats of prioritizing health insurance for illegal immigrants and of playing politics in the funding fight. The video accused Donald Trump and Republicans of choosing a shutdown to strip healthcare access, close clinics and hospitals, and preserve billionaire tax breaks. Footage of doctors warned that losing ACA subsidies would increase costs and overwhelm emergency rooms.
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