A handful of senate democrats joined with republicans to advance the bill after what's become a deepening disruption of federal programs and services. The senate took a key step toward reopening the government last night as lawmakers push to end the longest shutdown in us history On day 40 of the shutdown, eight democrats joined republicans in advancing a government funding measure, after 14 previous votes fell short. Senate on sunday night voted to advance a proposal that, if passed by congress, would fund the federal government through january, marking an important step toward ending the nation's.
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