Kaine, who doesn't face reelection until 2030, spoke to reporters about his change of heart. He said the pain the shutdown was inflicting on federal workers, SNAP beneficiaries and others was becoming too acute.

Kaine said the bill he now supports would provide back pay to furloughed and essential workers, restore the workers whose jobs were cut after October first and prevent future widespread reductions in the federal workforce.

He said Republicans promised a vote on the Affordable Care Act subsidies within a month.

"If I can get important programs like SNAP funded, and not just at a bare-bones level but at a robust level, helping the 800,000 Virginians who get SNAP, and I can cue up a debate on the important healthcare issue, and then I can protectthere's probably a million Virginian

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