​​Newsom fumes over Senate Democrats’ ‘betrayal’

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00:00Newsom fumes over Senate Democrats' betrayal.

00:04The end of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history has left the Democratic Party

00:08divided, with Governor Gavin Newsom accusing Senate Democrats who voted with Republicans

00:13of capitulation and betrayal.

00:16Breaking away from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, seven Senate Democrats and one Democratic-aligned

00:21independent approved a compromise deal that would include a vote next month on the expiring

00:26Affordable Care Act tax credits.

00:28However, the extension itself is not guaranteed.

00:32Democrats initially agreed to reopen the government only if Schumer could ensure the extension

00:36was confirmed.

00:37Newsom weighed in on the matter, using X to criticize Schumer's leadership of Senate Democrats

00:42during the shutdown.

00:44The Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength, the

00:48California governor said.

00:50Instead, we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.

00:55Some members of his party also blame Schumer for not rallying Democrats.

00:58This isn't the first time Schumer has faced pushback.

01:02Earlier this year, some Democrats criticized him for supporting a short-term Republican funding

01:06bill that didn't limit Donald Trump or Elon Musk's plans to change federal agencies.

01:11California Rep. Ro Khanna called for Schumer to step down following the vote.

01:16During the 43-day shutdown, the federal government's closure caused nationwide chaos.

01:22Airlines canceled flights, federal employees went unpaid, and two dozen states warned of

01:26catastrophic operational disruptions.

01:29Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also voiced concerns about the handling of the shutdown

01:34on X.

01:35People want us to hold the line for a reason.

01:38This is not a matter of appealing to a base.

01:40It's about people's lives.

01:42Working people want leaders whose word means something, she said.