Eight Promises, One Betrayal

Eight Senate Democrats once pledged to stop a health care bill they claimed would harm the American people, a bill they promised would never see the light of day. And yet, when the moment came, they voted to advance it. In this episode, we examine their exact words, the votes they cast, and the consequences for millions of Americans left behind.

 

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Episode Transcript

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Hello and welcome to the
vlogging pod in Washington.
This week, the Senate quietly
advanced a bill that could strip
health care from millions of Americans,
a bill that Democrats promised the
American people. They would fight so
that the bill would not see the light of

(00:24):
day. Democrats
like Tim Kaine, who
said I have long said that
to earn my vote, we need
to be on a path toward
fixing Republicans health care,
mess and to protect the federal
work force. Senator Kaine voted for this

(00:44):
bill. Democrats like
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto
who said we must extend
the ACA enhanced premium tax
credits, butt hat can't
come at the expense of
millions of Americans across our
country impacted by a

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shut down senator. Cortez Masto
voted for this bill.
Democrats like Senator Jackie
Rosen, who framed her
vote as a support for
reopening the government, fully funding
SNAP for a year, and
securing a vote on
extending the ACA tax credits.

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Senator Rosen voted for this
bill. Democrats like
Senator Dirk Durbin, who
warned just days earlier
that healthcare premiums would
sky rocket if the enhanced
ACA credits expire, and slammed
Republicans for having no
plan to reduce health care

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costs. Senator Durbin voted
for this. bill.
Democratic like Senator Angus King,
who argued the shutdown would
not achieve support for
extending the tax credits
and still voted to
advance the deal with out
guarantees, Senator King

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voted for this bill.
Democrats like Senator Jeanne
Shaheen, who has led
legislation to permanently
extend the ACA
tax credits, then defended
this deal as a
step forward while
admitting it only promises

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a later vote. Senator
Shaheen. Voted for this bill.
A Democrats like Senator
Maggie Hassan, who has said
the American people want to
be able to afford health
care and keep the federal
government open, yet supported a

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package that reopens government without
securing subsidy extensions. Senator Hassan
voted for this bill.
Democrats like Senator John Fetterman, who
said he strongly strongly supports the
tax credits but refuses to shut our
government down and then voted yes.

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Senator Fetterman voted for this
bill and when the final vote
was counted, 8 Democrats who
vowed. To defend the American
people's right to affordable health care,
instead gave this bill its lifeline.
Today's sources come from these 8
senators broke with Democrats on the

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shutdown deal. Here's how they explain
it. AP News Senate takes
first step. Ending the government
shutdown. AP News These are
the Senate Democrats who
voted to reopen the government.
CBS News ACA market place premium
payments would more than
double on average next

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year if enhanced premium tax
credits expire. KFF.
4.8 million people will
lose coverage in 2026 if
enhanced premium tax credits expire
Urban Institute kaine statement on
funding deal to reopen
government and vote to
protect health care office of

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Senator Tim Kaine Cortez Masto's.
Statement on vote to open
the government office of Senator Catherine
Cortez Masto.
Thank you for listening, until next
time, bye bye for now.