Democrats go ballistic over Senate shutdown deal: "People need healthcare, damn it"

Democratic lawmakers and liberal grassroots groups erupted Sunday night as moderate Senate Democrats moved to cut a deal with Republicans that would put an end to the government shutdown.

Why it matters: The deal threatens to reopen the deep divisions that have been roiling the Democratic Party all year, and the widespread opposition to it among House Democrats could complicate its path to passage. • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), in a statement Sunday night, suggested the bill fails to "decisively address the Republican healthcare crisis." He vowed to "fight" the bill if it reaches the House. • "This 'deal' is a surrender that all congressional Democrats should reject out of hand," said Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin. "We cannot afford a divided and weak oppositio