Why Democrats caved
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What deal did Senate Democrats and Republicans reach to end the government shutdown?
So after all that, it looks like we have a deal. I'm optimistic that after almost six weeks of this shutdown, we'll finally be able to end it. If everything holds, the government should reopen by the end of the week, putting an end to the longest shutdown in U.S. history. As of this morning, there was a zero chance of having work on the ACA. Now there's a measurable chance. Will it be everything that everybody wanted? No, because we need 60 votes. And so there's going to be a negotiation. But Republicans have already started saying, well, here, you know, if this, he did this or did that, maybe we can get there.
What are the main components of the agreement to reopen the government?
So what was it all for? And why did some Democrats cave to Republicans and President Trump?
That's coming up on Today Explained from Vox.
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Why did some Democrats decide to work with Republicans on this deal?
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What concessions did Democrats receive in the deal?
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How did the government shutdown impact federal workers and services?
Can you tell me what we know about it so far? So the deal came together pretty quickly on Sunday.
So eight senators who caucus with Democrats have broken rank with their party to advance a Republican plan to end the shutdown. The bill advanced by a vote of 60 to 40, just barely meeting the 60 votes needed to keep it moving forward.
It'll have to pass the Senate and then the House and be signed by Trump, of course. But for now, seems to be moving. As to what's actually in it... Yeah, what's in the deal? So, not much, to be honest. This is kind of just... a status quo, restart the government's funding, and continue it on until the next expiration, which will be the end of January.
What factors influenced the decision to end the shutdown?
This agreement funds SNAP and food assistance programs, ensures that law enforcement, air traffic controllers, and other federal workers get paid, reverses the president's recent reckless layoffs and prevents them from happening in the future, and crucially, gives Congress a clear path forward to protecting people's health care.
But, you know, that's all just undoing stuff that happened during the shutdown itself. Yeah, cleaning up their own mess. Yes. As far as the big picture demand, which Democrats made, which was to extend the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, they got not much. They got a commitment for the Senate to hold a vote sometime before the end of the year. But really, that's nothing.
You've got 100 votes here in the Senate. Won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
What are the implications of this deal for future Democratic strategies?
And the president of the United States certainly will not sign it.
And so basically they struck out on that. And that was their stated demand. A lot of Democrats wanted something more from this shutdown, some sort of deeper concessions from Donald Trump in some form. And those didn't happen at all. Trump basically made no concessions. And so I think the many are characterizing this as essentially a Democratic cave.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What deal did Senate Democrats and Republicans reach to end the government shutdown?
0:00–0:38
2
What are the main components of the agreement to reopen the government?
0:38–1:23
3
Why did some Democrats decide to work with Republicans on this deal?
1:23–1:59
4
What concessions did Democrats receive in the deal?
1:59–2:45
5
How did the government shutdown impact federal workers and services?
2:45–3:27
6
What factors influenced the decision to end the shutdown?
3:27–4:23
7
What are the implications of this deal for future Democratic strategies?
4:23–5:22
8
How might this shutdown affect the upcoming elections for Democrats?
5:22–27:57