House Democrat rages against his own party on the government shutdown

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) said Wednesday that his party is giving in to "the demands far-left groups are making" to shut the government down as a display of opposition to President Trump.Why it matters: It's a direct contradiction of Democratic leadership's message that Trump is responsible for the shutdown for refusing to come to the table and negotiate on health care.Golden was the only House Democrat to vote for Republicans' stopgap spending bill earlier this month, though Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), whose vote wasn't recorded, said she supported it as well.Senate Democrats filibustered the measure, however, and are demanding the extension of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies.What he's saying: "This government shutdown is the result of hardball politics driven by the demands far-left groups are making for Democratic Party leaders to put on a show of their opposition to President Trump," Golden said in a statement.Golden said he agrees with the demands Democrats are making, specifically extending ACA tax credits and rolling back Medicaid cuts from the One Big, Beautiful Bill.However, he said: "The shutdown is hurting Americans and ... normal policy disagreements are no reason to subject our constituents to the continued harm of this shutdown."The other side: "House Democrats have consistently made clear that we will sit down with anyone at any time in any place to negotiate a bipartisan agreement," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said at a press conference when asked about Golden's comments."Health care is not a partisan issue," he added. "It's an American issue. When you strip away health care from everyday Americans, that impacts Democrats, independents and Republicans alike."Between the lines: Golden, the former co-chair of the centrist Blue Dog Coalition, represents one of the most conservative districts of any House Democrat and often positions himself to the right of his party.He declined to commit to supporting Joe Biden or Kamala Harris in last year's presidential election and has expressed steadfast support for Trump's tariff regime.He has also criticized his party's messaging tactics, slamming fellow Democrats for getting into physical confrontations with federal law enforcement as part of efforts to scrutinize the president's immigration policies.

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