… funding start on October 1, the Senate passed legislation Monday night that would reopen the government by a 60:40 vote, the exact bare minimum number needed to reopen the government. A total of eight Democrats voted alongside their Republican colleagues for the measure. The House subsequently passed its version of the measure on Wednesday and the deal came as fallout from the shutdown came to a head, including, as I mentioned, massive travel … (08:17–08:23)
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Asserts that eight Democrats voted with Republicans to pass the measure to reopen the government.
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