Several Democrats have spoken out against their colleagues after they advanced a deal to end the record-breaking 40-day government shutdown.

Seven Democrats and one independent voted with Republicans in the Senate late Sunday to end the shutdown, which has left federal workers without pay for more than a month.

Responding to the deal, John Fetterman, a Democratic Senator from Pennsylvania, wrote on X: "After 40 days as a consistent voice against shutting our government down, I voted YES for the 15th time to REOPEN. 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."

But California Governor Gavin Newsom's press office described the deal as "pathetic," adding: "This isn’t a deal.

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