Cassidy: Democrats need to 'swallow a little bit of pride,' accept funding extension proposal - American Press

Cassidy: Democrats need to 'swallow a little bit of pride,' accept funding extension proposal - American Press

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., asked Democratic leadership to “swallow a little bit of pride so that middle-class America doesn’t pay the price” during a news conference over the phone on Tuesday. The U.S. government entered a shutdown on Wednesday after Congress failed to pass a spending bill. The deadlock stems from disputes over health care provisions, with Democrats pushing to expand subsidies and Republicans demanding an extension. About 75…