The federal government was shut down for 43 days, the longest in American history, with Democrats hoping to save the subsidies that help make the ACA, aka “Obamacare”, affordable for all. 43 days during which thousands of federal employees either worked without receiving a paycheck, were laid off, or had to quit their unpaid job to find paying work. While the Democrats’ efforts to fight for those subsidies were admirable, the 8 left-wing Senators who held the line against a massive health insurance premium spike ultimately caved to the Republican agenda and voted to reopen the government for business as usual. Reps. Henry Cuellar of Texas, Don Davis of North Carolina, Adam Gray of California, Jared Golden of Maine, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington, and Tom Suozzi of New York all voted

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