Republicans Already Backtracking on Their Promise as Mike Johnson Refuses to Guarantee a Vote on Obamacare
Source: Daily Boulder
House Speaker Mike Johnson is already backing away from a key Republican promise — holding a vote to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire soon. When pressed Monday, Johnson dodged the commitment entirely, saying instead the House would need “to find a consensus” before moving forward.
“We’re going to do in the House what we always do and that is a deliberative process. We’re going to have to find consensus on whatever, whatever the proposal is,” Johnson told CNN.
He went on to make it clear he wouldn’t guarantee anything, not even a timeline. “As you know, I do not guarantee the outcome of legislation or dates or deadlines or anything,” he added.
Read more: https://dailyboulder.com/republicans-already-backtracking-on-their-promise-as-mike-johnson-refuses-to-guarantee-a-vote-on-obamacare/
What a shocking surpise.
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the stomach-turning TURNCOAT that Fetternan has become. I am Pittsburger and I voted for that TOWERING DISAPPOINTMENT. (There is no word for the grief I feel because of that decision)
I've despised him since he made the pilgrimage to Mar-a-lago (first senate member EVER) after Trump's reelection.)
I am not surprised by voting with the other seven.
HE IS NOT THE MAN HE WAS. 
I was initially quite impressed with him but it would appear the stroke altered his personality. 
That always seems to work 
to explain just how HARD it is to get the House to do anything... that you have to be in the cloak room where only the select few can go ( and remind everyone that, as a former Senate Staffer he.... oh never mind )... and how this is another great sign that the Democrats ( well, just 8 that are a) independents or b) not up for election in 2026 ) won a great victory... so great that 40 other Democrats didn't even vote for this victory.
( as if the emoji was really needed )
reaching across the aisle is get you slap hard.
Thank you DINO's.
The Senate passed those bills last night.
Johnson has no choice but to pass those bills in the House this week.
And a humiliated Donald Trump will have no choice other than to sign those two Democratic appropriations bills into law, rather than the clean CR that he fought so hard for.
One of the bills secures VA funding until the end of the fiscal year (September 30, 2026)
The other bill not only secures the funding of SNAP until the end of the fiscal year, but actually increases the funding.
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Most people seem unaware of exactly what is in the Senate package. It's so disappointing that Republican and anti-Democratic Party talking points dominate so many liberal spaces.
I was unaware of this "small silver living". (I'll have to save my bridge jump for later, when Trump and his minions find ways to renege, as they always seem to.) 
Armistice Day (some will recall) is that day, since the armistice it referred to Ended the 'War to End All Wars' on the 11th Hour, of the 11th Day of the 11th Month in 1918, has been celebrated on that anniversary (often with 2 minutes of reflection at 11:00)
Since that war did not, in fact, do the trick (hence it is now called World War I) Armistice Day was, in the USA renamed first as 'All Veteran's Day'—later shortened to 'Veteran's Day'
My heartfelt wishes to all veterans, their families and to the basically uncounted civilians killed in that, and all subsequent wars.
Sadly, the end result is that we have the finest congress that money can buy. It will be a long road back.
These flags were at half-staff in honor of the death of former President Carter before tRump had them raised for his Coronation
