By Independent News Roundup
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U.S. Senators say that they have reached a deal to end the government shutdown. Republican Senators found enough Democrats to support their spending bill.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is not one of them. He voted no on the bill. Democrats who broke rank with their party to vote to open the government include Jacky Rosen, Dick Durbin, Maggie Hassan, Tim Kaine, Angus King, Cortez Masto, Jeanne Shaheen and John Fetterman.
The bill will next head to the House, where Republicans can pass it without Democratic support if nearly all of them vote in favor.
If the measure is enacted Monday, furloughed federal workers will be rehired and employees who’ve gone without pay will receive back pay.
Did Democrats get their way, adding Medicaid cuts back into the budget? They did not. They were promised a vote in December to extend Obamacare subsidies so they can chew on that for a while.
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