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Podcast: Townhall Review | Commentaries
Episode: Ed Morrissey: Schumer Shutdown Was a Clown Show
Description: What did Senate Democrats get out of the 40-day Schumer Shutdown? Nothing more than what they would have gotten with the clean continuing resolution. Democrats didn’t get anything they wanted. They didn’t even get a pass on the filibuster for the debate on ACA subsidies, let alone a commitment for an extension. Schumer’s demand for a reversal of the Medicaid changes in the reconciliation bill got completely rejected. The only real concession in this deal from the GOP is a pledge to rescind OMD Director Russ Vought’s layoffs. But those on...