BOSTON —

The House passed a bill Wednesday to end the nation's longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse that saw federal workers go without multiple paychecks, travelers stranded at airports, and people lining up at food banks to get a meal for their families.

With that vote, Democrats will lose the fight to extend health care subsidies that millions around the country have been counting on.

About 400,000 Massachusetts residents use the state health connector, and about 340,000 of them will lose some or all of the help they were getting to afford their health insurance.

Gov. Maura Healey gave a real-life example earlier this week:

"A 62-year-old couple living in Peabody, who earns $85,000 a year,

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