Senate Votes to Advance Funding Bill, Ending Stalemate with Few Concessions
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Washington DC, after an agonizing 40-day government shutdown—the longest in U.S. history—a group of eight Senate Democrats broke ranks on Sunday night, joining Republicans to advance a funding bill. This critical procedural vote, which passed 60-40, signals the imminent end of the shutdown but marks a clear victory for Republicans, who held firm on their demand to reopen the government before negotiating on healthcare.
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