And when the Republicans voted to cut health care funding last July, Democrats said, we cannot sign off on a 2026 budget that cuts health care for millions of Americans. On September 30, the 2025 budget expired, and Democrats were ready to negotiate to get some of those health care cuts reversed in the 2026 budget. But the Republicans didn't want to negotiate. Nope. The Republicans decided they would rather shut down government than than offer a single nickel to help Americans manage health care costs. (01:56–02:08)
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Asserts that Democrats were prepared to negotiate reversing health care cuts in the 2026 budget.
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