By a vote of 60 to 40, the u.s 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. 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 Senate takes the first step toward ending the government shutdown, advancing a funding bill after weeks of gridlock. Democrats will also get to determine what extension bill gets a vote
A group of democrats broke their party’s blockade to vote with republicans.
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