By design, there were multiple votes to just fund food stamps and Democrats every time voted no, while at the same time claiming that Donald Trump is hurting poor people in America. Now, The reopening of the government comes after more than 40 days of a lapse in funding aimed at a stalemate between Senate Republicans and Democrats over the stopgap spending bill. that would have funded the government through November 21 after a lapse in 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. (07:50–08:18)
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Asserts that the government reopened after more than 40 days of a funding lapse due to a stalemate over a spending bill.
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