Donna Powell, 66, a resident of Austin, Texas, who is temporarily living in the nation's capital, holds a sign at the "Healthcare Over Billionaires" rally hosted by Fair Share America and nearly three dozen other advocacy organizations outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, hours before federal government funding ran out at midnight. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)

WASHINGTON — A large crowd gathered on Capitol Hill Tuesday hours before a federal government shutdown to protest rising health care costs — the crux of Democrats’ stand against approving a temporary Republican funding bill.

More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers joined activists and people who shared stories of rising health insurance premium costs at the “Healthcare Over Billionaires” rally hosted by t

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