Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized eight Senate Democrats who voted with Republicans to advance a continuing resolution that he says will raise healthcare premiums for millions.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., criticized the eight Senate Democrats who joined Republicans in voting to advance a continuing resolution during the procedural vote in the U.S. Senate on Sunday.
Sanders called the move « a very, very bad vote » in a video posted to his X account.
« Tonight, 8 Democrats voted with the Republicans to allow them to go forward on this continuing resolution », Sanders said. « And to my mind, this was a very, very bad vote. »
The continuing resolution was originally designed to temporarily fund the federal government and avert a shutdown but, according to Sanders, it contained provisions or omissions that would raise healthcare premiums, set the stage for Medicaid cuts and benefit high-income earners through tax changes.
Sanders argued the measure « raises healthcare premiums for over 20 million Americans by doubling, and in some cases tripling or quadrupling them. » He continued, « People can’t afford that when we are already paying the highest prices in the world for healthcare.
