The senate returns on monday to continue work on a bipartisan deal to end the government shutdown, now on day 41 The end to the longest u.s Government shutdown ever was in sight on monday, the day after eight senators who caucus with democrats broke ranks and provided the votes to advance a plan to fund. Why did the us government shut down and when will it reopen Republicans and democrats could not agree to pass a bill funding government services past 1 october, when the previous federal. The senate voted late sunday evening on a compromise that could reopen the government following the longest shutdown in history.
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