Name: Senate passes bill to end shutdown, sending it to house
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Description: The Senate passed a bill on Monday night to end the government shutdown, bringing Congress one step closer to ending the impasse. CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall has the latest.

The Senate passed a bill on Monday night to end the government shutdown, bringing Congress one step closer to ending the impasse. CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall has the latest.

Washington

The U.S. Senate has voted to end a 41-day government shutdown, the longest in the nation's history. The bill, which secured enough bipartisan support to pass, will fund the federal government through January 30, 2026, providing only a short-term resolution to the funding impasse.

Eight Democrats joined Republicans to approve the measure, drawing criticism from their party but citing the shutdown's impact on their communities as a key reason for their support. As part of the compromise, Republicans agreed to a future vote on extending health care tax credits, a central Democratic demand, though there is no guarantee of its passage. The shutdown caused significant hardship nationwide, and the temporary nature of the funding bill leaves open the possibility of another shutdown in the future.

Senate passes bill to end shutdown, sending it to house

breaking news right here on CBS News 24 seven moments ago, Senate lawmakers voted to end the government shutdown. I'm Elizabeth Cook and we're alive right here on CBS News 24 7. The funding impasse has dragged on for 41 days now, the longest shutdown in American history. Just moments ago, the Senate secured enough votes to approve a bill to fund the federal government bill as amended is passed under the previous order. The motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table. Let's bring in CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall, who joins us live over the phone. Hunter, thank you for being with us. Eight Democrats sided with Republicans on this vote, all of which are either planning to retire or not up for reelection next year. What do these senators said about their decision? They're getting a lot of criticism from their own party. That's a notable thing here, as you've watched how Democrats responded in the last 24 hours. Obviously, a lot of pushback from Democrats amongst the party base and some rank and file Democrats, especially in the U. S. House, criticizing this group of Senate Democrats for moving forward and helping Republicans try and reopen the government. But honestly, when you look at their statements mean you look at what they've said to reporters into the public since their votes last night that essentially started this process of overcoming the hurdles to try and reopen the government. It's clear that the impact that the shutdown was having on their communities on their respective states is being deeply felt, and they essentially felt like compromise. They were able to get was the best they're going to get, especially as a shutdown continue to stretch on and on. Now, part of the compromise, Hunter Republicans agreed to hold a vote by mid December to extend the health care tax credits. Now, these were central to the Democrats demands. What can you tell us about that decision? That's that's the most contentious part here, because when you look at how the base of the Democratic Party, how House members and some senators are responding to this compromise idea that the most that Democrats were able to get out of a compromise was that there will be a vote next month. That's not sitting very well with a lot of Democrats, because obviously they have made affordability central to their argument for change in Washington. They have made it, you know, health care essential their argument for for what they want to see people be able to have in this country. This is not gonna be enough for some Democrats, and it's gonna be very interesting to see how they respond is moving forward, because there's no guarantee now that these issues and concerns about the Affordable Care Act tax credits will actually be resolved, even if they get the December vote. But let's say even passes the Senate. You still have the GOP held house and you still have President Donald Trump, and it's unclear how they would act on this. Hunter is this boat seen as a win for either party, considering the immense pain it's caused so many Americans. Well, I think, especially being on Capitol Capitol Hill earlier today, you know, getting a sense of where things stood. I think, obviously, nobody feels great about how this is gone. The tensions that have obviously been shown here and just the extreme partisanship that has been a hallmark of this shutdown. When you talk about, you know how shutdowns impact every state, you know, has constituents that haven't impacted by what's going on. It's being felt, and especially as you get closer and closer to the holidays, idea that travel could be impacted for folks moving across the country, going across the country to visit loved ones. Really, I think it was a contentious time, and there's clear thought that hopefully now this shutdown we put behind him. But I will note this government funding bill is in many ways is a short term patch. It essentially the funding goes through January 30 at the 2026. There's nothing, nothing to say. By that time, we could still, you know, fall into another government shutdown. After that, there's a short term patch, and that's going to be one of the things that we're watching moving forward.

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