00:00Newsom fumes over Senate Democrats' betrayal.
00:04The end of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history has left the Democratic Party divided,
00:09with Governor Gavin Newsom accusing Senate Democrats who voted with Republicans of capitulation and betrayal.
00:16Democrats agreed to reopen the government only if Schumer could guarantee the extension.
00:20Breaking away from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer,
00:23seven Senate Democrats and one Democratic-aligned independent
00:26approved a compromise deal that would include a vote next month on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits.
00:33However, the extension itself is not guaranteed.
00:36Democrats initially agreed to reopen the government only if Schumer could ensure the extension was confirmed.
00:41Newsom criticized Schumer's leadership of Senate Democrats during the shutdown.
00:45Newsom weighed in on the matter, using X to criticize Schumer's leadership of Senate Democrats during the shutdown.
00:52The Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
00:55The California governor said,
00:58Instead, we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
01:02The American people need more from their leaders.
01:05Some members of his party also blamed Schumer for not rallying Democrats.
01:09This isn't the first time Schumer has faced pushback.
01:12Earlier this year, some Democrats criticized him for supporting a short-term Republican funding bill
01:17that didn't limit Donald Trump or Elon Musk's plans to change federal agencies.
01:21Some members of the party also blamed Schumer for not maintaining a united front against the Republicans.
01:27California Representative Roe Conner called for Schumer to step down following the vote.
01:32Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced.
01:35If you can't lead the fight to stop health care premiums from skyrocketing for Americans,
01:40what will you fight for?
01:41Conner wrote on X.
01:42During the 43-day shutdown, the federal government's closure caused nationwide chaos.
01:48Airlines canceled flights, federal employees went unpaid,
01:51and two dozen states warned of catastrophic operational disruptions.
01:55Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also voiced concerns about the handling of the shutdown on X.
02:02People want us to hold the line for a reason.
02:05This is not a matter of appealing to a base.
02:07It's about people's lives.
02:08Working people want leaders whose word means something, she said.
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