Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., on Monday urged fellow Democrats who have criticized the deal that she and seven colleagues struck to end the government shutdown to “train their fire” toward those she says are responsible for blocking renewed healthcare subsidies: Republicans.
Shaheen made the remarks in a CNN interview amid mounting backlash from fellow Democrats after she broke ranks to support a deal to end the shutdown — an agreement that included only a promise of a future vote on extending premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act.
That deal had been on the table since the outset of the shutdown. Senate Democrats summarily dismissed it at the time, saying they didn’t just want a vote — they wanted it to pass — and were willing to keep the government shut down until Republicans gave in.
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