Iowa GOP celebrates shutdown end, Democrats criticize inaction on health care

Iowa GOP celebrates shutdown end, Democrats criticize inaction on health care

While Iowa’s U.S. representatives celebrated the end of the federal government shutdown, Democrats and advocates targeted the state’s all-GOP congressional delegation for not addressing health care cost increases expected to come at the end of the year. A stopgap spending…

GOP’s Shutdown Win May Backfire Over Soaring Health-Care Costs

Obama wanted shutdown pain to be felt by Americans, while Trump kept focus on Washington, experts argue – Democratic Accent

President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama are polar opposites in many ways, but, as anyone who has sat behind the Resolute Desk, they do share some similarities. One thing both have in common is overseeing government shutdowns — one under Obama and two under Trump. And even in that sparse similarity, both men operated differently, particularly in the most recent, 43-day closure. While both congressional battles were centered on Ob…