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00:02A group of centrist Democrats and an independent quietly met with Senate Majority Leader John
00:07Thune as the shutdown approached one month, according to The Wall Street Journal.
00:11The talks aimed at reopening the government as federal workers' missed paychecks and food
00:15aid programs ran out of money.
00:17The agreement funded most of the government through January 30th and extended some programs
00:22for a full year, drawing anger from progressives who argued Democrats received little in return.
00:28Schumer had pushed to continue the shutdown in hopes of forcing Trump into negotiations
00:32on healthcare, but his caucus split as centrist accepted Thune's offer of a mid-December vote
00:38on the subsidies.
00:40Schumer's allies said he held out as long as possible, but it became clear Trump would not
00:44negotiate.
00:45Schumer's final offer to extend subsidies for a year was rejected, and the centrist deal
00:50gained momentum, advancing in a 60-40 vote.
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