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US Senate on verge of passing bill to end record-breaking shutdown, House up next
The Senate's 60-40 vote includes reinstating federal workers and retroactive pay amid a standoff over Affordable Care Act credits and nutrition program funding.
- Sunday the U.S. Senate voted 60-40 to advance a procedural measure on a temporary funding bill that would keep federal money flowing through January and reinstate furloughed federal employees eligible for retroactive pay.
- Procedural hurdles and timing forced senators to navigate time-consuming steps, as federal court rulings required full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, leaving the government days from reopening.
- The breakthrough came after more than a dozen failed votes as eight Democratic senators joined nearly all Republicans to reach the 60 votes needed, with GOP Sen. Rand Paul as the lone no.
- House lawmakers could vote as soon as this week, with a 36-hour recall notice from House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, and final passage requires President Donald Trump's signature.
- The deal pairs three appropriations bills with a promise of a vote next month on subsidy renewal, but offers no guarantee Republicans and President Trump will support extending aid for more than 24 million Americans and nearly 55,000 Mainers.
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The bill passed in the Senate, now on its way to the House, consists of three funding proposals, but not health insurance tax credits.
Democrats Split After Senate Passes Bill to End Shutdown
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Tuesday that House Democrats will oppose any bill that leaves out Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits—after seven Senate Democrats and independent Angus King of Maine joined Republican senators to pass a shutdown-ending package 60–40 the day before. The bill now heads to the House, where a simple majority is sufficient to pass it. “House Democrats will strongly oppose any legislation that …
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