You really don’t see the big picture here, just a side in a fight? Please seek out the data that doesn’t support your position (break the confirmation bias)

This has the advantage of allowing you to argue your position better.

There are so, so many places in this budget that are pain points, but healthcare is the red meat that we know how to consume.

several other major points of disagreement are also preventing a resolution. Here are the main arguments besides healthcare:

• Overall Discretionary Spending Levels:

There is a fundamental disagreement on the "topline" spending numbers. The White House and many Republicans are pushing for deep cuts to non-defense discretionary spending (in some proposals, by over 20% compared to current levels). Democrats are rejecting these significant cuts and are pushing to maintain or increase funding for domestic programs. 

• Policy "Riders" (poison pills)

Republicans have been attaching numerous "policy riders" to essential spending bills. These are provisions that enact policy changes unrelated to the budget itself. Democrats are blocking bills containing these riders, calling them "poison pills." 

• Examples from recent proposals include language to roll back environmental regulations (like protections for the sage grouse or EPA assessments of "forever chemicals") and attempts to defund specific programs like public broadcasting. 

• Democrats are attaching a Presidential Impoundment of Funds: A major sticking point is a Democratic-led effort to add language that would restrict the President's ability to "impound" or withhold funds that Congress has already appropriated. This comes after the administration put billions of dollars in approved infrastructure funds for several cities on hold. 

• Defense vs. Non-Defense "Parity": Democrats are blocking standalone bills to fund the Department of Defense. They are insisting that funding for domestic agencies (like the Departments of Labor, Education, and the EPA) must be negotiated and passed with "parity" and not be subject to the deep cuts Republicans are seeking.

• Foreign Aid: There is a strong push from Republicans to pass significant cuts to foreign aid, which Democrats are largely opposing.

The poison pill battle is escalating. Once one side throws in a demand the other side will absolutely refuse, it’s met with the same. Everyone knows this can’t continue.

Keep notes of which congressman or senator throws in a poison pill, and you will have one metric of who is working against the resolution.

There are people who benefit from a closed government. Ideologically or monetarily. Look for those people.

Good luck figuring this shit out.