HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The U.S. Senate voted Sunday to move forward on passing legislation that would reopen the federal government.

But it did so without the support of Hawaii’s two senators.

Both Sens. Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz said the compromise, which does not include a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, fails to address rising health care costs for millions of Americans.

“We are not done with this fight,” said Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii. “We are going to keep fighting to try to salvage this situation for the tens of millions of Americans who are going to see their health care costs double.”

“For months, Democrats have fought to prevent health care costs from skyrocketing for millions of Americans,” said Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii. “Despite our repeated calls

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