Washington ― Michigan Democrats in Congress are using the Sept. 30 government funding deadline to press for a permanent extension of plussed-up Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies that are set to expire at year's end and cause premium costs to spike for millions of Americans.

Most of the state’s Democratic House lawmakers said this week they intend to vote against a short-term funding bill on Friday unless Republicans come to the negotiating table on the issue, among others.

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