After 43 days, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history may finally be winding down, but the problems facing low-income Americans are just beginning. Unfortunately, it seems that moderate congressional Democrats aren’t thinking about the bigger picture.
The U.S. Senate voted 60-40 on Nov. 10 to pass a funding package and end the shutdown, with eight Democrats bucking their party’s playbook and siding with Republicans. Now the GOP is poised to take away health care subsidies, which will result in higher insurance premiums for millions of people who rely on the Affordable Care Act.
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