Comedian Jon Stewart ripped into the eight senators who voted with Republicans to end the government shutdown without securing an extension of health insurance tax credits — a key Democratic demand.

In a scathing opening monologue on Monday’s episode of “ The Daily Show, ” Stewart said he could not “f---ing believe” that Democrats broke ranks to end the stalemate. The Senate agreement , ratified Monday, did not provide a resolution on the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies that will expire at the end of the year without congressional action.

“They f---ing caved on the shutdown, not even a full week removed from the best election night results they’ve had in years,” Stewart said. “Seven Democratic senators and an independent voted with their Republican counterparts to

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