WASHINGTON – The Senate has voted 60 to 40 to end the longest running government shutdown in U.S. history. This update from Correspondent Bernie Bennett. VERBATIM: ((STORY BEGINS WITH THE VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT)) The shutdown could last a few more days as members of the House, which has been on recess since mid-September, return to Washington […]
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Senate Votes to End the Shutdown
WASHINGTON – The Senate has voted 60 to 40 to end the longest running government shutdown in U.S. history. This update from Correspondent Bernie Bennett.
VERBATIM: ((STORY BEGINS WITH THE VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT))
The shutdown could last a few more days as members of the House, which has been on recess since mid-September, return to Washington to vote on the legislation. President Donald Trump has signaled support for the bill, saying Monday that “we’re going to be opening up our country very quickly.”
The Senate voted 47-53 along party lines not to extend “Affordable Healthcare Act” subsidies for a year. Majority Republicans allowed the vote as part of a separate deal with Democrats to speed up votes and send the legislation to the House.
Bernie Bennett, Washington.
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