Jared Golden says Democrats 'lying' about shutdown strategy |
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) says Democrats are "lying" about their shutdown strategy as the impasse over funding the government nears the one-month mark.
Golden, who was the only Democrat to vote on a Republican-backed spending measure to fund the government last month, told the Wall Street Journal in an interview that Democrats shouldn’t use the shutdown as leverage to advance their health care demands.
Democrats have been urging Republicans to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of this year. Experts have said that Americans’ health insurance premiums could increase if those subsidies are not........