The liberal-leaning Washington Post editorial board chastised Senate Democrats on Thursday for holding the federal government “hostage” for a month, urging them to vote for a House-backed stopgap funding bill to end the shutdown.
Most Senate Democrats have voted 13 times against passing a clean continuing resolution (CR) that would continue funding through Nov. 21. They have demanded that Republicans negotiate on extending Affordable Care Act tax subsidies that are set to expire at year’s end.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said earlier this month he had offered Democrats a vote on extending ACA subsidies if they agreed to end the shutdown.
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