COLUMBUS, Ohio — Congressional Democrats from Ohio say they’re still fighting to keep health care for Ohioans as a government shutdown and stalemate continues on Capitol Hill.

The weeks-old government shutdown does not appear to have an end in sight , as Republicans and Democrats trade blame as to why agreement isn’t coming.

In a press conference with advocacy group Protect Our Care, Ohio U.S. Reps. Marcy Kaptur, Shontel Brown and Greg Landsman said they and their Democratic colleagues are ready to meet with Republicans to resolve their issues, specifically to return Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits to Americans, credits which are set to expire at the end of the year.

“We would like to reopen the government, get an ironclad agreement to cancel the (ACA) cuts, to l

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