Charles Koch, Anti-Tax Groups Harden GOP's Tough Shutdown Stance

[lostincalifornia]

Influential conservative groups with deep pockets are pushing Republicans to demand steep concessions from Democrats in exchange for extending health care subsidies, a move that risks prolonging a US government shutdown now in its 20th day.

Activists on the right, including the billionaire Koch family’s political arm, are running ads and holding meetings to pressure Republicans to stave off Democrats’ demands. If they must negotiate, these groups argue, Republicans should at least leverage any health care talks to score political wins on abortion and other priorities resisted by Democrats.

Their push comes as congressional Republicans are divided over how to handle the expiring Obamacare premium subsidies at the center of the shutdown fight. Democrats have insisted they will not reopen the government until Republicans agree to extend those subsidies to head off a spike in insurance premiums for more than 22 million Americans.

House Speaker Mike Johnson and other GOP leaders are largely united in their opposition to extending the subsidies, but they are also back-channeling with the White House to figure out their own health care proposals. Several in the party, including conservative populist Marjorie Taylor Greene, have already broken ranks to criticize the potential insurance premium increases, which will disproportionately impact Republican-led congressional districts.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-20/charles-koch-anti-tax-groups-harden-gop-s-tough-shutdown-stance?srnd=homepage-americas

No one should trust any so-called assurance by word of mouth by the republican nazi party, and their nazi cohorts. Calling them "conservative", is a complete mislabeling of the word.

Just as the sociopath drove his multiple companies into bankruptcies, he is doing the same thing with the country along with the fall of our democracy unless he isn't stopped.

[Emile]

1. Stop giving tax cuts to billionaires who don't pay taxes

and there would be no reason for concessions.

[valleyrogue]

2. "Libertarians" are not only stupid, they are EVIL.

Nobody should EVER be listening to these assholes.

[Clouds Passing]

3. Tax the rich

[ananda]

4. The only deep concessions should come from Republicans.

Period