John Thune Holds Saturday Senate Session as Trump Urges Republicans To Abolish Obamacare | N18G [4o5FrK5Zeo5]
WATCH US Senate Convenes as Government Shutdown Breaks Record for Longest in US History | CNBC TV18 WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Senate opens rare Saturday session amid longest government shutdown in history. US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Senate Republicans to abolish Obamacare and redirect federal health care spending directly to individual Americans. In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote, "I am recommending to Senate Republicans that the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars currently being sent to money sucking Insurance Companies in order to save the bad Healthcare provided by ObamaCare, BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN PURCHASE THEIR OWN, MUCH BETTER, HEALTHCARE, and have money left over." For the first time since the start of the nearly six-week shutdown, Majority Leader John Thune is keeping the chamber in session past Friday in a bid to keep the pressure on Democrats — at the urging of President Donald Trump and some fellow Republicans who want senators to stay in D.C. until there’s an agreement. The Senate returned for a rare Saturday session today, but it appears unlikely lawmakers will take any votes to reopen the government. “We’re here, and we’ll see if something comes together that we can vote on. It remains to be seen,” Majority Leader John Thune told reporters yesterday, shortly after the chamber failed to adopt a Republican-led measure to pay certain federal workers during the shutdown. Thune said discussions and conversations among members continue. The Supreme Court last night let the Trump administration pause full SNAP food aid benefits for now, leaving recipients once again scrambling to make ends meet. The shutdown is likely to continue into next week, deepening concerns about damage it could do to the overall economy. #usgovernment #ussenate #TRUMP #democrats #uspolitics #mikejohnson #johnthune #cnbctv18