Why did Senate Democrats shut the government down for more than 40 days? Now that the standoff is over, it appears a number of Democrats cannot agree among themselves on why they did what they did.

for the shutdown, of course, was the Democratic demand that Republicans extend taxpayer-paid, Covid-era “emergency” subsidies for people who purchase health insurance through Obamacare. Democrats created the subsidies, on top of the massive subsidies that already exist under the Affordable Care Act, to help Americans pay for coverage during the pandemic. The 2022 Democratic legislation called for “emergency” subsidies to remain in effect until Dec. 31, 2025. Now, of course, the “emergency” is long over, and the subsidies’ expiration date is fast approaching. So Democrats, who are also worried a

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