Sen . John Fetterman (D-PA) told his fellow Democrats to “win elections” if they want policy changes, breaking from his party to suggest he would back legislation to fund the government without special conditions and warning he won’t support a shutdown fight.

“I refuse to shut our government down, and that’s not going to change,” Fetterman said, warning that a lapse in funding would “plunge our nation into chaos” and leave “millions and millions of lives upended.” While he said he “would absolutely like” to extend added Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire , he insisted those fights should be settled at the ballot box, not through brinkmanship.

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