U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan broke with their party’s leadership Sunday to back a deal that could end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. But the proposal, which failed to guarantee an extension of the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits Democrats have prioritized, is also dividing their party.

Shaheen, Hassan, and Maine independent Sen. Angus King — all former governors — worked on the proposal that would reinstate workers fired during the shutdown, provide back pay to air traffic controllers and members of the military, restore benefits to the low income food program known as SNAP, and fund the federal government through Jan. 30.

The deal also tees up a December vote on the health insurance tax credits that now help more than 20 million Americans aff

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