Name: U.S. government shutdown nears historic record
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Description: The Senate is set to take a 14th vote on a House-passed continuing resolution that would reopen the government as the shutdown closes in on becoming the longest in history.

The Senate is set to take a 14th vote on a House-passed continuing resolution that would reopen the government as the shutdown closes in on becoming the longest in history.

Washington

The United States government shutdown has officially become the longest in the country's history, surpassing previous records. Lawmakers from both parties are engaged in negotiations, with discussions centering on reopening the government and extending health care premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.

The shutdown has had significant impacts, particularly on low-income Americans, with reports of airport delays, air traffic controllers taking second jobs, and reduced SNAP benefits. While there are early signs of progress in talks, a resolution is not expected immediately, and the shutdown is set to continue until an agreement is reached.

U.S. government shutdown nears historic record

Tonight, we will officially break the record for the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Senate Majority Leader John Thune may have hinted a resolution could pass this week, but listen to what he and his Democratic counterpart said yesterday, both on the Senate floor. It's been five weeks since Democrats shut down the government. And once again, we start this week by asking, is this the week that Democrats end their shutdown? The Democrats have been very clear from the start. We need to lower people's health care costs. We need to reopen the government. We need to extend the ACA premium credits. That is what a majority of Americans want. All right, let's bring in CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey Burns. So it's interesting, Caitlin, I was talking to Joel Payne earlier this morning, who was on CBS Mornings. And he and Mr. Sullivan both agreed, both Republican and Democrat, that there might be a breakthrough this week because both parties don't want to make life difficult for Americans as we head into the Thanksgiving holiday. Once elections are over and we see where the political tea leaves are, then we might see something. What do you think about that theory? Yeah, Vlad, I mean, one thing is for certain in all of this uncertainty is that people are hurting. You've seen the lines at the airports. You've seen air traffic controllers taking on second jobs in order to make ends meet. You've seen people not receive their full SNAP benefits, people wondering if they can pay for groceries. This is hitting the poorest people of this country particularly hard. And so you and I have been talking for the past several days now about whether these pressure points are going to start to hit lawmakers. And I can say, Vlad, that they really are starting to feel it, at least up here on Capitol Hill. Today does feel different, and I'll explain why. There are these conversations going on among rank and file members from both sides trying to get a deal, and we're starting to see some kind of parameters emerge. And I say this is very early. There's still a long way to go. But basically what seems to be on the table at this point is a vote to reopen the government and a vote at some point certain to vote on these health care premium extensions, Obamacare subsidy extensions with those premiums going up. Now, that is not what Democrats had wanted in the first place. They wanted a guarantee that they could address these subsidies before they reopen the government. But Republicans had said, we're not entertaining anything until you reopen the government. So we could see some movement sometime this week. But Vlad, I'd caution, not likely today, which means that this will likely go down as the longest shutdown in American history. The question is whether lawmakers can get to something this week to reopen the government.

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