Divisive deal

A bipartisan deal emerged in the Senate to reopen the government, which will likely happen later this week. But the resolution, which is likely to hit President Donald Trump’s desk, has created angst within the congressional delegation on both sides of the aisle.

On the Republican side, Sen. Rick Scott was part of a bloc of Senators who initially delayed a vote amid negotiations with Majority Leader John Thune . Florida’s senior Senator has actively opposed any discussion of extending health care credits under the Affordable Care Act, a Democratic demand.

The deal doesn’t extend the subsidies, but Thune has promised a vote on the topic after reopening and before the end of the year.

POLITICO reports that Scott only signed on to the deal after a conversatio

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