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Kaine breaks with Democrats to back deal ending shutdown, securing protections for federal workers

The Virginia senator joins bipartisan coalition in voting to reopen the government but is criticized for backing down without securing ACA credits

,   and  Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks at a campaign event in Norfolk earlier this month. Kaine was one of seven Senate Democrats to join Republicans in advancing a bipartisan deal to reopen the federal government, a move he said was aimed at protecting federal workers and ensuring a future Senate vote on Affordable Care Act tax credits. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/ Virginia Mercury)

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