Three senators from New England spearheaded a deal Sunday that could bring an end to the lengthy U.S. government shutdown , but it contains a major health care concession from Democrats that has several local politicians sounding off.
The deal -- negotiated by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Angus King, I-Vt. -- would fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and reverse President Donald Trump's attempted layoffs of federal workers through "reduction in force" notifications, but it does not include an extension of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, meaning insurance premiums would go up for millions of Americans, three sources with direct knowledge of the agreement told NBC News.
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