Maura Healey blasted Republicans in Washington for not coming “forward in serious ways” to end a federal government shutdown that started when Democrats blocked legislation to fund services for seven weeks. Democrats have argued that refusing to keep the federal government provided them a rare opportunity to use their power to force Congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump’s administration to negotiate an extension of expanded health care tax credits. “We are not going to support a partisan Republican spending bill that continues to gut the health care of everyday Americans,” House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said earlier this week. Healey said a “clean” funding bill would result in hundreds of thousands of people in Massachusetts and millions around the country losing their health care coverage. “I don’t know why Donald Trump wants to take away health care from constituents in all these states, or to increase the cost for people,” Healey said.