U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) is standing by his decision to repeatedly vote against funding the government.

On Monday, the Senate approved a government funding measure by a 60-40 vote, with eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus crossing over to join a unified GOP conference minus one.

The U.S. House is expected to vote on the legislation Wednesday, which if passed and signed by President Donald Trump will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Figures spoke on the steps of the Capitol before the scheduled vote, imploring his colleagues to keep up the fight to extend Obamacare tax credits.

“House Democrats just spent the better part of the last 40 plus days fighting to keep health care affordable for millions of Americans while our House Republican colleagu

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