Democratic Rep. Jared Golden (Maine) criticized “far-left groups” for demanding Democrats vote against a Republican-backed proposal to fund the government.

“This government shutdown is the result of hardball politics driven by the demands far-left groups are making for Democratic Party leaders to put on a show of their opposition to President Trump,” Golden said in a Wednesday statement.

Golden was the lone Democrat to vote for the GOP funding bill, which passed the House 217-212 on Sept. 19.

In a statement the day of the vote, Golden's office pointed to the impacts a shutdown would have on the........

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