{"id":1056092,"date":"2025-09-21T13:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T17:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1056092"},"modified":"2025-09-21T13:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T17:21:15","slug":"icymi-congressional-democrats-call-trumps-bluff-demand-meeting-to-avoid-shutdown-and-health-care-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/icymi-congressional-democrats-call-trumps-bluff-demand-meeting-to-avoid-shutdown-and-health-care-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: Congressional Democrats Call Trump\u2019s Bluff, Demand Meeting To Avoid Shutdown and Health Care Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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While Republicans continue barreling towards a government shutdown on the orders of President Donald Trump<\/a>, congressional Democrats are working to avert a shutdown and protect health care for millions of Americans. Yesterday, Senate and House Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries demanded<\/a> a meeting with Trump to negotiate a bipartisan agreement. Unfortunately, Trump and his lackeys in Congress have refused to negotiate with Democrats and would rather shut down the government than address the worsening health care crisis they created. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reminder: Just months after giving billionaires a tax break by raising costs on working families, gutting Medicaid, and kicking millions off their health insurance, Trump and Republicans are doubling down by refusing to negotiate a bipartisan funding deal that would deliver for the American people and prevent millions more from losing insurance, health care costs from skyrocketing, and hospitals from closing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCongressional Democrats are fighting to lower costs, protect health care access, and prevent a health care crisis caused by reckless Republican policies. If Donald Trump ignores their latest offer and refuses to come to the negotiating table, voters will hold him and Republicans up and down the ballot accountable for continuing to put billionaire tax breaks over the needs of everyday Americans just trying to get by.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Trump refuses to meet with Democrats, he and the Republican Party will be held accountable by the American people for the senseless, avoidable health care crisis they\u2019re causing. People are already suffering thanks to Republicans, but it\u2019s not too late to prevent further damage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forbes<\/a>: Middle-Income Americans Hit Hard If Congress Doesn\u2019t Extend Obamacare Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia Recorder<\/a>: Rural Georgia hospital plans to close its labor and delivery unit, in part due to Medicaid cuts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsweek<\/a>: Health Insurance Premiums Could Rise More Than 80% Next Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: Medicaid cuts threaten rural hospitals \u2014 and access to maternity care<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHSV<\/a>: Augusta Medical Group to consolidate clinics, partly in response to \u2018Big Beautiful Bill\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While Republicans continue barreling towards a government shutdown on the orders of President Donald Trump, congressional Democrats are working to avert a shutdown and protect health care for millions of Americans. Yesterday, Senate and House Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries demanded a meeting with Trump to negotiate a bipartisan agreement. 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