STORY: The U.S. Senate on Monday (November 10) approved a compromise that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, breaking a weeks-long stalemate that has disrupted food benefits for millions, left hundreds of thousands of federal workers unpaid and snarled air traffic.

The 60-40 vote passed with the support of nearly all of the chamber's Republicans and eight Democrats, who unsuccessfully sought to tie government funding to health subsidies that are due to expire at the end of the year. While the agreement sets up a December vote on those subsidies, which benefit 24 million Americans, it does not guarantee they will continue.

The deal would restore funding for federal agencies that lawmakers allowed to expire on October 1 and would stall President Donald Trump's campaign to downsize the federal workforce, preventing any layoffs until January 30.

It next heads to the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, where Speaker Mike Johnson has said he would like to pass it as soon as Wednesday (November 12) and send it on to Trump to sign into law. Trump has called the deal to reopen the government "very good."

The deal would extend funding through January 30, leaving the federal government for now on a path to keep adding about $1.8 trillion a year to its $38 trillion in debt.

Coming a week after Democrats won high-profile elections in New Jersey, Virginia and elected a democratic socialist as the next mayor of New York City, the deal has provoked anger among many Democrats who note there is no guarantee that the Republican-controlled Senate or House would agree to extend the health insurance subsidies.

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VIDEO SHOWS: U.S. SENATE CASTS VOTES TO END SHUTDOWN/ SENATE PASSES BILL TO REOPEN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, SENDS TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR FINAL APPROVAL/ SENATORS GIVING SPEECH POST VOTE

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SHOWS: WASHINGTON D.C, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 10, 2025) (SENATE TV - Access all)

1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PRESIDING SENATOR, ERIC SCHMITT, SAYING: (PLEASE NOTE THAT SOUNDBITE IS PARTIALLY OVERLAID OVER SHOT NUMBER 2)

"On this vote, the yays are 60, the nays are 40. The bill, as amended, is passed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table."

2. SENATE SESSION IN PROGRESS, SOUND OF APPLAUSE

3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) REPUBLICAN SENATOR, SUSAN COLLINS (MAINE), SAYING:

"Mr. President, I just want to reiterate my gratitude for my colleagues and our staff who have worked night and day, literally, and all of those who have brought us to this point. We are going to reopen government. We're going to ensure that federal employees, whether they were furloughed or laid off or forced to work without pay, will now receive compensation that they've earned and deserve. And we will also be able to celebrate on Veterans Day tomorrow the fact that we have passed the appropriations bill for the VA. And this would not have come about without the work of so many people, too numerous to mention. But I do want to thank my fellow appropriators, particularly the chairs of the three committees, Senator Boozman, Senator Hoeven, and Senator Mullin for their hard work. I want to thank our House counterparts, particularly Chairman Cole, who worked night and day with us on getting conference agreements, and our Democratic colleagues who courageously realized that we could not let this shutdown continue to go on with the harmful consequences growing worse with each passing day. I also want to particularly thank my staff. They literally went without sleep and worked continuously to do all that needed to be done. I want to thank Leader Thune and Leader Barrasso for their hard work and the work of their staff as well. So my list of gratitude, I could go on and on, but the hour is getting late, and I do want people to be able to go on home for the night, and home, home, finally. Again, I think this is a great victory for the American people, and it shows that the Senate can work, that we can produce the results that are needed."

4. SENATE SESSION IN PROGRESS

5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SENATE MAJORITY LEADER, REPUBLICAN JOHN THUNE (SOUTH DAKOTA), SAYING:

"I know that the strain of these weeks has been immense, that you all have families, rent to meet, bills to pay, car and mortgage payments. And I'm grateful for all you have done to keep the Senate running. And for all that you do every day, shut down or no shut down, to serve the Senate and to serve our country. And with that, after six excruciating weeks. I will stop talking and let all of you get some rest."

6. SENATE SESSION IN PROGRESS