WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a compromise package to reopen the government and will send the framework to the House, setting the stage for the record-long shutdown to end this week after more than 40 days.

The bill passed in a 60-40 vote after eight Democrats joined nearly all Republicans in supporting the measure. Its passage comes after weeks of negotiations in the Senate stemming from overwhelming opposition from Democrats, who wanted a permanent extension of COVID-19-era subsidies included in the final product.

The Obamacare language was not tucked into the spending package, but Democrats were given assurances by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to hold a standalone vote on extending the healthcare tax credits. That vote is expected sometime in December, and it was enou

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