Washington’s congressional delegation voted mostly along party lines Wednesday, with the state’s Democrats — except for one — voting against reopening the federal government because the legislation did not address health care premiums, which are set to soar.

The deal, which ends the longest government shutdown in American history, passed both houses of Congress after eight Senate Democrats broke rank Monday to vote with Republicans.

It passed the House on Wednesday with six Democrats, including Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, joining all but two Republicans to approve the stopgap funding measure.

Washington’s two Democratic senators, Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, voted against the bill Monday.

Democrats had demanded that any funding deal include an extension of tax

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