Summary
Late on Sunday, seven Democrats and one independent joined Republicans in the Senate to vote for a deal to end a 40-day government shutdown. The agreement will fund three spending bills, extend government funding through January, and promises a vote on healthcare subsidies by mid-December. The deal still needs approval from the House and President Trump.
Key Facts
- Seven Democrats and one independent voted with Republicans to end the government shutdown.
- The shutdown, lasting 40 days, affected airlines and federal workers' pay.
- The deal funds three annual spending bills and extends government funding through January.
- Republicans agreed to hold a vote on expiring healthcare subsidies by mid-December.
- The agreement reverses some federal worker firings that occurred during the shutdown.
- Senators Tim Kaine, Catharine Cortez Masto, John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Dick Durbin, Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen, and Jacky Rosen voted for the deal.
- The agreement needs approval from the House and President Trump to become law.
