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Why Democrats are casting the government shutdown as a health care showdown

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 3 in Washington, D.C. The federal government shut down early Wednesday after Congress and the White House failed to reach a funding deal. (Getty Images)
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 3 in Washington, D.C. The federal government shut down early Wednesday after Congress and the White House failed to reach a funding deal. (Getty Images)

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