False.
Health insurance is unaffordable because Obamacare caused premiums to skyrocket.
Democrats have closed the government to protest a failure of their own making.
If Democrats want to discuss these failures, they need to open the government.
Quoting Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Wrong.
Senate Democrats closed the government to protest the rising cost of Obamacare, which no Republican voted for.
Democrats alone are responsible for skyrocketing health insurance premiums.
Quoting Senator Dick Durbin
Retweeted Senator Pete Ricketts:
Chuck Schumer and @SenateDems continue to vote against the only bipartisan solution to end the shutdown. This week, they voted against paying federal law enforcement, air traffic controllers, and federal workers. This is pure partisan hypocrisy from @SenateDems .
Retweeted Senate Republican Communications Center:
WATCH: @RepJeffries is called out for Democrats' bait-and-switch on Obamacare subsidies.
"this is a setup… of your own creation"
"Now, you want the Republicans to do something you didn't do when you were in power?"
Democrats (cont in reply...)
Retweeted Leader John Thune:
It’s becoming clearer by the day that Democrats don’t want an outcome, they want a political issue.
They’ve refused to reopen the government – 12 times.
They’ve refused my offer to discuss Obamacare’s failures.
They’ve refused my offer to hold a (cont in reply...)
Retweeted Sarah Huckabee Sanders:
These political games have real consequences and should end now. Just five more Senate Democrats supporting the clean, nonpartisan funding bill would end this crisis and ensure benefits reach families in need.
Retweeted Senator Ted Budd:
If Obamacare were truly affordable, we wouldn’t be talking about subsidies.
15 years later, the so-called “Affordable Care Act” is anything but. Now, Dems are desperately distracting you from their failed policies.🧵⬇️
Retweeted Sen. James Lankford:
In 2013, Democrats said they would not negotiate on healthcare while the government is closed. So what’s changed? Why should Republicans negotiate on what were supposed to be temporary, emergency, COVID subsidies Democrats put in place all while (cont in reply...)
Democrats are solely responsible for rising premiums.
Not a single Republican voted for Obamacare or enhanced subsidies that Democrats set to expire.
Quoting Senator Patty Murray
Retweeted Leader John Thune:
Today we voted on @SenRonJohnson ’s proposal that would have paid all federal employees who are currently working in the middle of the #SchumerShutdown .
Democrats voted against it. They voted against paying the men and women who are working every (cont in reply...)
Democrats are so determined to not pay our troops, that they even attacked the President for finding a way to pay them temporarily.
Quoting Senate Republicans
Retweeted Fox News:
Senate Democrats voted to block my bill to pay military and essential workers today. Nevertheless, I will continue to work diligently to get federal workers the paychecks that they deserve.
Retweeted Joni Ernst:
Absolutely shameful that Democrats just voted against paying servicemembers, law enforcement, and air traffic controllers because they view the American people’s "suffering" as "leverage."
Retweeted Mike Lee:
Democrats just blocked a clean bill to pay the troops, Capitol Police, Border Patrol, air traffic controllers, their own staff, and other federal workers who are going without pay.
Retweeted U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D.:
Really?! Chuck Schumer just blocked our bill to pay our troops and essential workers during the shutdown! This is wrong! If you can't bring yourself to cross party lines to ensure our troops get a paycheck, you should reconsider why you ran for Congress.
Retweeted Shelley Moore Capito:
Senate Democrats need to stop being the party of “no” and end the #SchumerShutdown .
Let’s pay our hardworking essential workers.
Border Patrol and @ICEgov agents who protect the border and deport dangerous criminals deserve certainty that they (cont in reply...)
Retweeted Sen. Dan Sullivan:
Day 23 of the Schumer Shutdown. @SenRonJohnson & I introduced the Shutdown Fairness Act to pay our heroes still working without pay—TSA, air traffic controllers, ICE, military, law enforcement. If you’re required to work, you get paid. Simple. (cont in reply...)
Retweeted Senator John Boozman:
Nutrition assistance is under threat thanks to the #SchumerShutdown .
More: arkansasonline.com/news/2025…
Retweeted Senator Katie Boyd Britt:
Democrats created Obamacare, established ACA subsidies, extended them for everyone no matter their income level, and then set the deadline for their expiration.
This is a problem of their own making.
Democrats created Obamacare. Democrats also created the Biden-Obamacare COVID bonuses and set them to expire at the end of this year.
All without one single Republican vote.
Democrats’ COVID bonuses are a short-term “solution” that won’t solve the much larger problem–and (cont in image...)
Retweeted Rapid Response 47:
The Dems are finally admitting their quiet motives out loud. Repulsive.
Tell that to families missing paychecks, moms who can’t feed their babies, or our troops — Americans are not Democrat leverage points.
Retweeted Rapid Response 47:
This is a stunning admission. Democrats see hurting middle and working-class families not as a tragedy, but as "leverage" in a political game.
Retweeted Senator Dave McCormick:
Straight from the horse’s mouth. Democrats admit to using Americans’ suffering as leverage for their own political gain.
