Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 6, 2025
it is very obvious that Democrats are losing the Schumer shutdown. Even their media allies are turning against them. Here is an editorial from today's Washington Post. The headline is ``The shutdown conversation no one wants.'' The Washington Post editorial board, today, wrote this: Democrats have demanded that Republicans agree to extend the covid-era insurance subsidies without proposing any way to pay for it. They go on to say: The Congressional Budget Office estimates this will cost $350 billion over the next decade. Now, that is the Washington Post talking, not Republicans. So it is no surprise that Democrats are avoiding this conversation. Obamacare is broken. Obamacare is a failure. And now Democrats are holding the American people hostage to prop it up. The Biden bonus COVID payments are a bait and switch. Democrats created them in 2021, but they did it as a temporary COVID program. They extended them temporarily to 2022. They set an end date from this year, when they extended them once again. Now, these same Democrats are demanding that they become permanent, at a cost of $350 billion. It is unacceptable. This is a system that is riddled with waste, with fraud, abuse, and corruption. Big insurance companies are rewarded with direct payments from the Federal Government to the insurance companies. Hard-working taxpayers are left holding the bill. In many of these policies, there are no premiums, no deductibles, no income limit, no accountability.
Said by
John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of the Schumer shutdown and criticizing Democrats' handling of COVID-era insurance subsidies.

Share

More from John Barrasso

Jun 11, 2026

I’m encouraged by the President’s decision to name someone permanently for that role.

dailycaller.com
Jun 26, 2026

America’s small refiners are unsung heroes of affordable American energy. Washington D.C., often overlooks them. Working families depend on them," Barrasso said on the Senate floor earlier this week.

foxnews.com
Apr 30, 2026

I come to the floor today--and you certainly know this as a Navy SEAL, that life would be very different without the internet. It raises an important question: How does the internet get into our homes? For most users around the world, the…

govinfo.gov
May 14, 2026

This week is Police Week. We honor the brave officers all across the country who continue to serve and truly remember those who gave their lives in the line of duty. Yesterday, I met with law enforcement officers from Wyoming here in the…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation