A bipartisan group of senate democrats and republicans reached a deal to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in u.s History, voting on the first procedural step on the measure By a vote of 60 to 40, the u.s For 40 days, senator chuck schumer kept his caucus unified But an end approached without democrats achieving an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies. A critical bloc of eight senate democratic centrists on sunday helped advance a funding deal to reopen the government in exchange for a future vote on extending enhanced affordable care act.
Senate takes the first step toward ending the government shutdown, advancing a funding bill after weeks of gridlock. 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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