Sen. Tim Kaine was among the eight Democrats who broke ranks Sunday night to begin to move a funding package forward that would end the government shutdown. Sen. Mark Warner voted no.

Virginia’s senators often speak with one voice on issues and vote in lockstep. Warner has also in the past typically been a reliable participant in bipartisan Senate talks on thorny issues. Not this time.

Democrats in the Senate had previously held out on voting to pass a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through Jan. 30 without an extension of the Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits, which make health care affordable for people who purchase their health insurance through the ACA marketplace. The credits are set to expire at the end of the year without congressional action.

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