… a stallmate 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. 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 … (08:08–08:18)
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Asserts that the Senate passed legislation to reopen the government with a 60:40 vote, the bare minimum needed.
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