Several Democrat senators seemed ready to expand COVID-era Obamacare tax credits holding up spending legislation needed to reopen the government — but less willing to grapple with what that would mean for the country’s expenses."I’ll disagree with the framing of deficit increase," Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said when asked about the program’s implications for the country’s bottom line.Others, like Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., declined to respond.The country plunged into a shutdown at the beginning of the month when lawmakers failed to agree on a short-term spending extension that would have fun...

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