It took bipartisan courage to end the seven-week shutdown. Now we need the same courage to make sure it actually leads to lower health care costs.

 

In the piece I explain why the eight Democrats who voted with Republicans to reopen the government were right to do so, and why the bipartisan group of House members who just sent a letter to Senate leaders have it exactly right: “In a divided Congress, the only way to fix a looming health insurance crisis is through a bipartisan, bicameral solution.”

 

What happens next depends in large part on whether leaders in both parties choose real problem solving over political games. As I write, “The American people are more than exhausted by these political games. They are infuriated, because the games are being played on both sides, and at their expense.”

 

I hope you will read the full op-ed and share it with friends who are tired of shutdown politics and want leaders in both parties to act like adults. You can read it here.

 

Thank you for being part of the No Labels community.

 

Andy Bursky

Board Member, No Labels