WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer weathered backlash from Democrats earlier this year when he voted with Republicans to keep the government open. But he's now willing to risk a shutdown at the end of the month if Republicans don't accede to Democratic demands.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

* Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is willing to risk a government shutdown at the end of the month if Republicans don't accept Democratic demands on health care

* Schumer tells The Associated Press he and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries oppose any legislation that doesn't include key health care provisions and a commitment not to roll them back

* Schumer argues the country is in a different place than it was earlier this year, when he argued against

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