Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) took aim at the Senate Democrats who voted Sunday night for what he characterized as a “horses---” deal to begin the process of reopening the government after a record-long shutdown. In a post on the social platform X, Pocan called for the public and House Democrats to respond with “outrage” after eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus took a key vote to advance funding legislation, in exchange for what they said was a GOP pledge to hold a vote on extending health care subsidies.

“What Senate Dems who voted for this horses--- deal did was f--- over all the hard work people put in to Tuesday’s elections,” the progressive lawmaker wrote overnight on X. “Healthcare matters. Not platitudes,” he continued. All but three Senate Democrats had remained united in th

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