LINCOLN — Nebraska’s all-Republican congressional delegation continues its messaging effort about the ongoing shutdown of the federal government, which the GOP controls but needs Democratic votes to fund.

Neither side sees an end in sight, because people in both parties feel they are winning the messaging battle by trading blame.

Congress failed to fund the federal government this month. The Senate has been deadlocked, as neither the House-passed Republican stopgap spending bill nor a competing Democratic proposal has garnered the 60 votes needed to advance.

The main point of contention: Democrats seek to extend the enhanced tax credits set to expire by year’s end for individuals who obtain health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace. Republican congressional leadership

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