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The nation’s longest shutdown on record just ended — but the issues behind it remain far from resolved.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, said she envisions not much will have changed by the time the government has to reevaluate its spending needs on Jan. 30.

“My sense is that we would probably be in the same place on Jan. 30 as we are now,” DeLauro said.

When asked if that means he sees another government shutdown in the cards, Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., declined to answer.

“I remain laser-focused on healthcare reform,” Warnock said.

LONGEST GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN HISTORY NEARS LIKELY END AS HOUSE MOVES ON FUNDING BILL

Key Democrat demands that went unfulfilled in the 43-day shutdown sta

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