WASHINGTON ‒ Eight Senate Democrats broke from their ranks and joined with Republicans to vote for a deal to reopen the government late on Nov. 9.

The group includes Democrats from the party's moderate faction in the Senate, one independent who caucuses with Democrats, four former governors and two senators who have announced they're retiring when their term ends. None of the eight face reelection in 2026.

The deal, which the Senate voted 60-40 to advance, includes reopening the government through Jan. 30, reversing federal worker layoffs and a promised vote in December on expiring Obamacare subsidies.

However, the bill would not guarantee the extension of the subsidies ‒ which Democrats have demanded for weeks. The eight Democrats are facing widespread criticism from within their party for giving in on one of their long-touted principles - a similar phenomenon happened in March during a potential funding standoff that didn't ultimately result in a government shutdown.

Here are the eight Democratic senators who voted to advance the latest deal ‒ and how they explained their Nov. 9 votes.

Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada

“I have consistently voted against shutting down the government because I know the pain it is causing working families, from TSA agents to government contractors," said Cortez Masto, who had voted several times for the original Republican bill reopen the government.

"We also have an opportunity now to put Republicans on the record on the ACA. If Republicans want to join us in lowering costs for working families, they have the chance to do so. And if they do not come to the table, they will own the premium increases they cause," she said.

Dick Durbin, D-Illinois

"At Democrats’ urging, today’s bill is not the same one we’ve voted down 14 times," Durbin, the Democratic Senate Whip, said in a statement.

"Republicans finally woke up and realized their Groundhog Day needed to end. This bill is not perfect, but it takes important steps to reduce their shutdown’s hurt. Not only would it fully fund SNAP for the year ahead, but it would reverse the mass firings the Trump Administration ordered throughout the shutdown."

Durbin has announced he won't run for reelection in 2026.

John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania

"After 40 days as a consistent voice against shutting our government down, I voted YES for the 15th time to REOPEN," said Fetterman, who has also consistently voted with Republicans to reopen the government throughout the shutdown.

"I’m sorry to our military, SNAP recipients, gov workers, and Capitol Police who haven’t been paid in weeks. It should’ve never come to this. This was a failure," he said.

Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire

Senators such as New Hampshire's Maggie Hassan voted for a GOP funding bill the last time there was a threatened shutdown in March.

She held off this time - until now - arguing that the harm that will be imposed by lapsing Obamacare subsidies is important enough to risk the consequences of the shutdown.

“After weeks of bipartisan conversations, I voted today to reopen the government so that we can get back to the work of helping Granite Staters," Hassan said in a statement explaining her change of heart on Nov. 9.

"This agreement funds SNAP and food assistance programs, ensures that law enforcement, air traffic controllers, and other federal workers get paid, reverses the President’s recent reckless layoffs and prevents them from happening in the future, and, crucially, gives Congress a clear path forward to protecting people’s health care."

Tim Kaine, D-Virginia

One of the Democratic votes came from Kaine, a popular former governor and the Democrats' 2016 vice presidential nominee.

"I have long said that to earn my vote, we need to be on a path to fixing Republicans' health care mess and to protect the federal workforce," Kaine said in a statement. "This vote guarantees a vote to extend Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, which Republicans aren't willing to do. Lawmakers know their constituents expect them to vote for it, and if they don't, they could very well be replaced at the ballot box by someone who will."

Angus King, I-Maine

"This agreement tonight is a win for the American people," King said at an evening press conference. “And it's a win for those people that are so insistent ‒ that I'm hearing from all the time ‒ protect our health care. Our judgment is the best way to do that is to get a bill on the floor. Is there a guarantee it will pass? No. Is it a guarantee it will pass in then the House? There is actually some very strong interest in the House ‒ a possibility of a bipartisan bill."

Jacky Rosen, Nevada

"For the last 40 days, I've been fighting tooth and nail to hold President Trump and my Republican colleagues accountable and make sure Congress takes action to prevent a massive spike in health care costs for millions of hardworking families who will be financially devastated by these increases," Rosen said in a statement.

"Unfortunately, it's become clear as we go deeper in the second month of this Republican government shutdown that President Trump and Washington Republicans are weaponizing their power in alarming ways to inflict unimaginable pain and suffering on working people, like fully withholding SNAP benefits and gutting our tourism industry by grinding air travel to a halt."

Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire

Another Democratic vote came from one of the party's retiring senators.

"For over a month, I’ve made clear that my priorities are to both reopen government and extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits," Shaheen said in a post on X. "This is our best path toward accomplishing both of these goals."

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Which 8 Senate Democrats voted with Republicans to end the government shutdown?

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