Archive · 27 Oct 2025
Lone Democrat Criticizes Party's Shutdown Strategy
A Democrat in the House named Jared Golden is speaking out against his own party.
He is the only Democrat who voted to avoid a government shutdown.
Golden thinks his party is wrong to use the shutdown to get what they want.
The main disagreement is over healthcare subsidies.
Golden believes that the Democrats should negotiate on this separately and not use the threat of a government shutdown to get their way.
He thinks this hurts people and that the party is lying to voters about their strategy.
Other Democrats, like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, disagree and blame Republicans for the shutdown.
Rep. Jared Golden, the only House Democrat to vote for the GOP’s stopgap measure, criticized his party's shutdown strategy.
Golden believes Democrats should not tie healthcare demands to the government shutdown.
Golden said his working-class constituents are suffering from the shutdown.
He disagrees with using the expiration of ACA subsidies as leverage.
Other Democrats, like Chuck Schumer, have blamed Republicans.
- Who
- Jared Golden, the lone House Democrat supporting the GOP's stance
- What
- Criticized his party's strategy on the government shutdown
- When
- Since the shutdown began on October 1st and during the House vote to avoid the shutdown
- Where
- Washington D.C., Maine
- Why
- Golden believes Democrats are wrong in tying healthcare demands to the shutdown, and that his working-class constituents are suffering
Democratic Party
Rep. Jared Golden
Shutdown Strategy
Democratic Party
Using the government shutdown to pressure Republicans on healthcare demands
Rep. Jared Golden
The shutdown is a separate issue; healthcare negotiations should not be tied to it
- Representative
- Jared Golden (Maine)
- Party Affiliation
- Democrat
- District
- Maine's 2nd Congressional District
- Issue
- Government shutdown
- Position
- Opposes using shutdown as leverage for healthcare demands