US EditionSenate passes first stage of deal that could end government shutdown
- On Sunday evening the U.S. Senate moved to advance a vote to reopen the federal government after a 40-day shutdown, testing support with an initial procedural vote.
- The dispute has centered on Democrats demanding an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits expiring January 1, while Republicans resisted healthcare talks during the shutdown but signaled openness to delay, and President Donald Trump pushed alternative health proposals.
- The package would fund operations through Jan. 30 and combine three full-year appropriations bills, including provisions to reverse Trump administration firings of federal workers since Oct. 1 with backpay and cover food assistance, veterans programs and a $203.5 million increase for lawmaker security.
- The measure now moves to the House of Representatives, where it must pass and be signed by President Donald Trump, as U.S. airlines canceled over 2,000 flights with more than 7,000 delays.
- Looking ahead, ACA enrollees numbering 24 million face premiums expected to more than double next year if subsidies lapse, despite a promised December vote that Sen. Bernie Sanders warns may be meaningless without House action.
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VIDEO - On Sunday, November 9, U.S. senators reached an interim agreement to put an end to the budget paralysis that has blocked some of the public services for a record 40 days, according to several media.
Republican and Democratic elected officials agreed on government funding until January, reports American media.
No salary for officials, no food stamps for the needy, no trouble at the airports: The shutdown is becoming more and more visible in the US. Are Republicans and Democrats now getting together?
Bernie Sanders bemoans vote that broke shutdown stalemate
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) lamented centrist Senate Democrats’ decision to join with Republicans in advancing a funding plan to end the government shutdown, casting it as a “very, very bad” vote. The Senate was able to move a step closer to ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history, passing the funding bill in a test vote on Sunday that saw eight Democrats cross the aisle. While the legislation still needs to overcome more procedural hurdles i…
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