Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized Senate Democrats for striking a deal to begin the process of reopening the government, warning of the consequences of not extending health care subsidies.

“Tonight was a very bad night,” Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, wrote in a post Sunday night on the social platform X, attaching a video in which he castigated eight Senate Democrats for their votes on the continuing resolution.

Only three Senate Democrats had voted previously for a GOP proposal to fund the government, while most Democrats had opposed the legislation until they could negotiate an extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, which are set to expire at the end of the year and expected to raise premiums for millions of Americans.

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