The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on a bill to end the government shutdown after 43 days. After it passes the House, the bill goes to President Trump's desk for his signature.

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The U.S. House of Representatives is preparing to vote on a bill that would end the 43-day government shutdown, the longest in American history. If the bill passes, it will move to President Trump's desk for signature. Democratic leaders have faced criticism from their party's base for ending the shutdown without securing major policy objectives, such as the extension of Affordable Care Act benefits.

Despite the resolution of the shutdown, Democrats plan to continue pushing for healthcare reforms, including extending health insurance tax credits. Additionally, newly sworn-in Representative Adelita Grijalva has joined efforts to force a vote on releasing Justice Department files related to Epstein, though the measure faces significant hurdles in the Republican-controlled Senate.

Who are the winners and losers of the U.S. government shutdown?

We return to our top story. This is a live look at the House floor where lawmakers are preparing to vote on a bill to end the government shutdown after 43 days. This has been the longest shutdown ever. After it passes the House, the bill goes to President Trump's desk for his signature. CBS News political director, Fin Gomez, joins me now. So, Fin, we've been talking about this six-week-long standoff. How did we get to this point, and who are the winners and losers? I mean, if you look at winners and losers, Lindsey, I think House Democrats and Democratic leadership in Congress have taken a lot of income and criticism from their party's base on ending this nearly seven-week standoff without getting what they expected. I mean, Democrats wanted to show their supporters that they were willing to take on President Trump and Republicans, but as of now, they did not get what they saw from the onset, which is to extend these ACA benefits. I mean, the good thing for — or even get a vote on schedule. The good thing for Democrats is that the next big test would not be until a year from now. The midterms and political terms, that's an eternity, right? So, a lot can happen between now and then, but with a base this upset at Democratic leadership in Congress, they will have to make it up to them in a big way to alleviate their fury and frustration. Lindsey, Congressional Democrats got virtually nothing here. Where does the healthcare debate go from here? Yeah, at this point, the trajectory does not really change. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told CBS News today that Democrats will still press to extend a slate of expiring health insurance subsidies as this nearly — as this 43-day-long shutdown — it's hard to even express that, how long that is — nearly — nears its likely end. The New York Democrat touted a separate bill that would extend the health insurance tax credits for three years. He said, quote, they are going to force Republicans to vote on that, if not today, at some point soon, referring to his plan to attempt to force a vote using a procedural move called a discharge petition. Jeffries will need several Republicans to sign it, though, Lindsey, and that could be a stiff uphill climb. We've been covering the other news on the Hill, and that is Democratic Representative Adelita Grijalva of Arizona finally getting sworn in and saying she'll sign that petition to discharge the Epstein files. Where does this go? Is it mostly symbolic at this point? Well, I mean, Congresswoman Grijalva — and she's now a congresswoman — signed that discharge petition immediately after getting sworn in by Speaker Johnson today, after a record 50-day wait. And she delivered remarks very critical of the Republicans in the House and in the White House to keep the Justice Department files on Epstein under wraps. But we are told this vote is expected in early December, and it still has a long way to go before — for this to really get any fruition, to really get any deliverables here. And if it passes the House, it still faces an uphill climb to become law. It would have to pass a Republican-controlled Senate, of course, before it goes to the president for him to sign. But it does show, in a very public setting here, Lindsey, where some Republicans — because there are going to be some Republicans here — several Republicans are supporting this discharge petition. It would — it could be — get a lot of attention on an issue that the White House and leaders in — Republican leaders in Congress really don't want a lot of attention or focus on, Lindsey. Yeah, who knows if Majority Leader Thune would even put it up for a vote in the Senate. Exactly. Finn Gomez, thank you.

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