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Sen. John Fetterman , D-Pa., said he refuses to "play chicken" with the lives of the American people after California Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized him for voting to reopen the government.

Newsom was among several Democrats who criticized Fetterman and seven other members of the Senate Democratic caucus for voting in favor of a deal to end the government shutdown and fund the government through January.

"Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown would have been a time for strength," Newsom wrote on X . "Instead, we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans. The American people need more from their leaders."

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