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After 41 days, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is nearing its end. Eight Democrats joined Republicans to pass a bill reopening the government — a move praised by some for ending federal worker suffering but criticized by others as a major strategic mistake. Here’s what happened, why the vote broke the Senate, and what’s next for America’s health care fight.  #USShutdown #Democrats #GovernmentReopens

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00:00After 41 days, the longest government shutdown in US history,

00:09the Senate has passed a bill to reopen the government,

00:12bringing a painful standoff closer to an end.

00:16The final vote was 60 to 40,

00:19breaking a six-week stalemate

00:21as eight Democrats joined Republicans

00:23to approve the legislation.

00:25The move sparked sharp divisions within the Democratic Party.

00:29Even as federal workers and citizens breathed a sigh of relief.

00:34The bill now heads to the House of Representatives,

00:37which has been in recess since mid-September.

00:40Lawmakers are expected to return to Washington

00:42in the coming days to take up the vote.

00:45President Donald Trump has already signalled his support,

00:48saying Monday,

00:49we're going to be opening up our country very quickly.

00:52Well, I will abide by the deal.

00:54The deal is very good.

00:56We're not going to be giving $1.5 trillion

00:58to people that came in from jails and from, you know,

01:01the gangs and drug dealers and all of these others

01:04that they wanted to be given health care,

01:07which would have hurt our health care system.

01:09Senate Majority Leader John Thune thanked unpaid staff

01:13and Capitol Police who had endured the shutdown, saying...

01:16I know that the strain of these weeks has been immense.

01:20You all have families, rent to meet, bills to pay, car and mortgage payments.

01:28And I'm grateful for all you have done to keep the Senate running.

01:33And for all that you do every day,

01:36shutdown or no shutdown, to serve the Senate and to serve our country.

01:41And with that, after six excruciating weeks,

01:47I will stop talking and let all of you get some rest.

01:51House Speaker Mike Johnson urged members to fly back to Washington right now,

01:56citing travel delays caused by the shutdown.

01:59We have to do this as quickly as possible, Johnson said.

02:02The breakthrough came after weeks of tense negotiations.

02:06A trio of former governors, Gene Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire,

02:11and independent Senator Angus King of Maine,

02:14agreed to advance three bipartisan spending bills

02:17and temporarily fund the rest of the government until late January.

02:21In exchange, Republicans promised to hold a future vote

02:24on extending health care tax credits,

02:27though without any guarantee of success.

02:29Senator John Shaheen said...

02:32This was the option on the table after Republicans had refused to budge.

02:36We had reached a point where I think a number of us

02:39believed the shutdown had been effective

02:41in raising concern about health care.

02:43Joining Shaheen, Hassan and King were Democratic senators

02:47Tim Kaine, Dick Durbin, John Fetterman,

02:50Catherine Cortez Masto and Jackie Rosen.

02:53Together, they provided the five votes Republicans needed

02:57to end the gridlock.

02:59The legislation also reverses the mass firings of federal workers carried out

03:03since the shutdown began on October 1st

03:06and guarantees back pay once the government reopens.

03:10But not everyone was happy.

03:12Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer opposed the bill,

03:16saying he couldn't in good faith support it

03:18after Republicans refused to negotiate on health care tax credits.

03:22Independent Senator Bernie Sanders went further,

03:25calling the deal a horrific mistake.

03:28Others, however, backed Schumer's leadership.

03:31House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries praised him, saying...

03:34The American people know we are on the right side of this fight.

03:38Now, as the bill moves to the House,

03:40attention shifts to the next battle over health care.

03:43As the bill moves to the House,

03:44attention shifts to the next battle over health care.

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