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TexasTowelie

(124,424 posts) Sun Oct 19, 2025, 10:21 AM Oct 19

Tim Kaine slams GOP's 'empty offer' to trade health care vote for ending shutdown: Full interview - NBC News

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) defends the Democrats’ decision to oppose GOP spending bills and criticizes Senate Republican Leader John Thune’s offer to hold a vote on extending Obama subsidies – but only if Democrats first vote to reopen the government.

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Tim Kaine slams GOP's 'empty offer' to trade health care vote for ending shutdown: Full interview - NBC News (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 19 OP

I will gladly give you the money kacekwl Oct 19 #1

Wasn't it Newt Gingrich who shafted Ted Kennedy on this same thing? chowmama Oct 19 #2

kacekwl

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1. I will gladly give you the money

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Sun Oct 19, 2025, 10:30 AM

Oct 19

later for a hamburger today. No thanks.

chowmama

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2. Wasn't it Newt Gingrich who shafted Ted Kennedy on this same thing?

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Sun Oct 19, 2025, 11:17 AM

Oct 19

In a bipartisan agreement, Kennedy delivered votes for a Gingrich bill and Newt promised to deliver something on Universal Health Care. Newt's part of the deal didn't even make it into committee and Newt smirked publicly about having tricked Kennedy.

This is a GOP tradition and this is what would happen this time. Thune is lying and is gleefully anticipating the planned smirking.

Don't back down.

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