Here Are the 8 Senators Who Broke Ranks to Join GOP on Shutdown

Here Are the 8 Senators Who Broke Ranks to Join GOP on Shutdown-Ending Deal

David Gilmour Nov 10th, 2025, 6:05 am

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The Senate has taken its clearest step yet toward ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history after eight Democratic caucus members crossed the aisle late Sunday to advance a bill to reopen the federal government.

The Senate voted 60-40 to move forward on a House continuing resolution, which now carries a bipartisan compromise to fund veterans’ affairs, military construction, Congress, and agriculture through the end of the fiscal year, with the rest of the government funded through January 30.

In return, Democrats have been promised a December floor vote on extending the expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax