Buttigieg Slams Democrats’ Senate Compromise to Reopen the Government: ‘It’s a Bad Deal’

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Nov 10th, 2025, 2:36 pm

Pete Buttigieg joined the Democratic dissent over Sunday night’s Senate deal to reopen the government without any assurances about the future of health care .

Buttigieg, who served as transportation secretary during the Biden administration, posted to X on Monday, “It’s a bad deal.”

Buttigieg continued, “Everyday life – making it better and more affordable – must always be our bottom line. For months, I’ve been hearing from people bracing for their health insurance bills to skyrocket – so much that some will lose coverage altogether. Some say they simply haven’t even opened their letter yet, dreading the bad news. Any deal that fails to address

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