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AStern

(849 posts)
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:02 PM Nov 2025

Shaheen: 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'

Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-11-10T02:48:43.859Z


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Shaheen: 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?' (Original Post) AStern Nov 2025 OP
This isn't "working together". This is a stupid capitulation Arazi Nov 2025 #1
Because the poor and middle class losing insurance Johonny Nov 2025 #2
JFC!!! MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2025 #3
and she is retiring, so no electoral pressure (same for Durbin, whose Yea was by far the biggest surprise) Celerity Nov 2025 #6
Work together? To give Rs everything and open govt for less than 3 months while killing the ACA. Nanjeanne Nov 2025 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Nov 2025 #5
"You all" is beholding to one destructive monster. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2025 #7
Like always, because we want to go forward and they want to go back Stargleamer Nov 2025 #8
Wow just Wow!! Sewa Nov 2025 #9
Post removed Post removed Nov 2025 #10

Johonny

(26,173 posts)
2. Because the poor and middle class losing insurance
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:06 PM
Nov 2025

Isn't seen as a problem by the servants of the wealthy. That's why.

Celerity

(54,404 posts)
6. and she is retiring, so no electoral pressure (same for Durbin, whose Yea was by far the biggest surprise)
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:10 PM
Nov 2025

Nanjeanne

(6,588 posts)
4. Work together? To give Rs everything and open govt for less than 3 months while killing the ACA.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:09 PM
Nov 2025

What did the Rs do to work with the Dems? But they’ll get the “credit” until Jan 30 when they do it all over again.

Im beyond sick.

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SleeplessinSoCal

(10,412 posts)
7. "You all" is beholding to one destructive monster.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:10 PM
Nov 2025

He is doing his worst and taking a bulldozer to the whole government. And the majority is all for it.

The only hope now is the release of the Epstein Files.

Stargleamer

(2,725 posts)
8. Like always, because we want to go forward and they want to go back
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:11 PM
Nov 2025

How can you work with them, if they are so strongly and unanimously opposed to everything we want?

Sewa

(1,606 posts)
9. Wow just Wow!!
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:21 PM
Nov 2025

Shaheen You are living in the past. It’s impossible to work with republicans. 🤮💀

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