The government shutdown has reached day 38, the longest in history Will the senate vote today to reopen the government See time, live update, more. On day 40 of the shutdown, eight democrats joined republicans in advancing a government funding measure, after 14 previous votes fell short. The government shutdown stretched into its 40th day sunday even as senators held a weekend session in hopes of finding an end to the impasse that has disrupted flights nationwide, threatened food. 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.
Most democrats are still refusing to support any legislation that doesn’t restore cuts to medicaid and extend expiring subsidies under the. The vote came after a critical group of eight senate democratic centrists reached a deal with senate gop leaders and the white house to reopen the government in exchange for a future vote on. A group of democrats broke their party’s blockade to vote with republicans. A handful of senate democrats on sunday indicated they are ready to advance a package of bills that could end the government shutdown, multiple sources told axios It is the most significant movement toward a bipartisan breakthrough in the talks to reopen the government in over a month.
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