US EditionChuck Schumer bizarely invokes Epstein firestorm as he rips GOP leadership for shutdown
- As the shutdown entered its sixth day, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized Republican demands to separate healthcare talks and accused House Speaker Mike Johnson of delaying release of Jeffrey Epstein files.
- After Democrats voted down the spending bill early Wednesday, Democrats demand reversal of GOP-backed Medicaid reform enacted earlier this year and extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies.
- GOP-Backed estimates put the price tag at $1.5 trillion over a decade, while the Congressional Budget Office estimates the shutdown will cost $350 billion and 60 million people risk losing care.
- The House of Representatives is one vote away from a discharge petition, while a PBS/NPR/Marist poll shows 90% support for releasing Epstein files.
- Democrats warn millions face steep premium spikes when enhanced subsidies expire next year, while John Kennedy, Republican senator , predicts Schumer will engineer an off-ramp to end the shutdown.
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In a petition, more than 200 U.S. MPs are calling for the publication of files on the Epstein case. But here too, the government shutdown is currently in the way.
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