The U.S. Senate may have reached a tentative agreement to end the longest federal government shutdown in history, but a number of House Democrats — including nearly a dozen from Los Angeles County — have made clear they intend to vote “no.”

The deal, reached late Sunday night, Nov. 9, would fund the government through late January in exchange for a mid-December vote to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, which are set to expire on Jan. 1.

But many Democrats, furious with the Senate compromise, say there’s no guarantee that health care subsidies would be extended under the separate vote.

Since the Senate vote, several L.A. County members of Congress — all Democrats — have said they will vote “no” on the deal, including Reps. Nanette Barragán, Judy Chu, Gil Cisneros, Laura Friedma

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