LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — Both of Nevada’s democratic senators crossed party lines and advanced a measure to reopen the government late Sunday night.

Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto were among eight other Democrats who claimed they had secured votes to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, a central issue of the standoff, as well as fully fund SNAP for a year.

Democratic leaders claim that due to Republicans’ refusal to negotiate, this has been “the best possible offer we could secure.”

Sunday night, Rosen released a statement that she had been “fighting tooth and nail” for the last 40 days “to hold President Trump and my Republican colleagues accountable” and “prevent a massive spike in health care costs for millions of hardworking families.”

Her statement continues, “Unf

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