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A handful of Democrats defended the far-left portion of their base upset over Democrat Senators caving to Republicans to end the government shutdown.
“I think they are rightfully disappointed. At the end of the day, we took on this fight for more than 40 days to make healthcare more affordable, being one of the primary goals that we had in this fight and to see us give in now at the end of the is something that’s incredibly frustrating, incredibly disappointing for myself included,” Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., told Fox News Digital on the steps of the Capitol after the longest government shutdown that estimates expect to cost the government between $7 billion ad $14 billion.
“We needed to stay fighting,” Rep. Shri Thanedar said. “The stronger our resolve to fight, the more successful we would have been. But it looked like there was always some people in the U.S. Senate that were never on board to continue this fight.”
DEMOCRAT CIVIL WAR ERUPTS AFTER MODERATE ACCUSES PROGRESSIVE OF UNDERMINING ‘FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS’
Congressman Shomari Figures, D-Ala., speaks at a press conference on healthcare with other members of the House Democratic caucus in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on November 12, 2025. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Earlier this week, eight Senate Democrats agreed to give Republicans the votes they needed to pass their budget and reopen the government until the end of January. They provided the support in exchange for a few compromises, notably a promised mid-December vote on whether to extend the Obamacare subsidies that expire at the end of the year.
“We had a moment right now where we needed fighters. We need people to be here and stand up and lay it on the line,” Figures added. “As we say in Alabama, we need big dogs right now. We don’t need porch puppies. If you’re not here for this fight, if you’re not willing to be engaged in this and willing to lay it on the…
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