MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) - As the government shutdown enters its 34th day on Monday, several Senate Democrats made a South Florida stop to hear from residents on the possible spike in healthcare premiums and the funding cutoff for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith, Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren held a roundtable in Miami where they said local voters are feeling the pain of the shutdown and placed the blame on the Trump administration.

“We’re here today because Trump and Republicans in Washington would rather shut down government than help make healthcare affordable,” said Warren.

“This is going to be unaffordable for millions of people,” said Smith.

“We’re not asking to fix everything that is

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