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Democrats on the deal

The biggest tell of how the shutdown deal is playing politically may be the reaction of basically any candidate for Senate who is facing voters next year.

In Georgia

Sen. Jon Ossoff, the most vulnerable Democrat in 2026, joined Sen. Raphael Warnock in voting against the deal, warning that it would double health care premiums for 1.4 million Georgians.

“With health care votes ahead, the question is whether Republicans in Congress will join us to prevent catastrophic increases in health insurance premiums,” Ossoff

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