U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., said that the federal government shutdown may be reaching a tipping point as its impact on food assistance and health care costs escalate the stakes of talks in Washington, D.C. But it remains unclear what the exact sticking points for Peters — who may provide a critical vote to end the spending impasse — would be to reach an agreement.

"I mean we anticipated Nov. 1 was going to be a big day because that was the day that people were going to learn about increases in their health care," Peters told reporters Monday, Nov. 3 at Lighthouse, a food bank in Pontiac. He echoed Democrats' calls on Republicans to come together to extend health care subsidies for plans available on the Affordable Care Act marketplace while railing against the President Donald Trump a

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