Democrats are flirting with a shutdown. Their endgame is unclear.
Democrats are rallying around a hard-line approach to try to bring Republicans to the table to strike a government funding deal but don’t have a clear view of what victory looks like. For now, it’s primarily about showing some fight.
“We may not have the luxury of a victory scenario,” Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) said. “I think what we’re trying to do is avoid things getting worse. I don’t think victory is in anyone’s hopes and dreams in this moment.”
Democrats on Wednesday night released their own vision of a stopgap funding bill that would extend health care subsidies and undo…
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