WASHINGTON —The U.S. Senate voted to pass a bipartisan bill funding the government on Monday, Nov. 10, with eight Democrats and one Independent joining Senate Republicans to meet the 60-vote filibuster threshold. The bill will now go to the House of Representatives, and if passed, will end the longest government shutdown in United States history.
The funding bill needs a simple majority in the House to pass.
The continuing resolution extends funding through January 2026. It includes three annual funding bills for several federal agencies and programs, and reinstates federal workers who were laid off during the shutdown and ensures pay for furloughed workers. Republicans reportedly compromised by agreeing to hold a vote in mid-December about the healthcare subsidies Democrats wanted in the bill in exchange for the eight votes.
Congress will have to pass a new funding bill before the January 2026 deadline, or the government will face another shutdown.
The decision comes as the effects of the shutdown are being felt across the country. Essential federal workers, including air traffic controllers, have been working without pay for over a month. However, federal workers are entitled to back pay following a government shutdown because of the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits also recently lapsed, and Head Start programs have begun to close.
Maryland U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen[D] and Angela Alsobrooks[D] voted “no” on the bill.
“I am prepared to work toward a compromise, but this funding bill before us tonight does not come close to meeting those terms,” Van Hollen said in a press release. “Not only does it fail to address the impending explosion in working Americans’ health insurance costs, it also lacks the necessary guardrails to stop President Trump from ignoring the law and withholding funds for important priorities.”
Alsobrooks also posted a release regarding her vote.
The House is expected to convene for a vote this week. The bill will then go to President Donald Trump[R], who is expected to sign it.
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Notice that neither of Maryland’s two Senators voted to have the U.S. Government open back up, yet they still get their paychecks. Goes to show that they have nothing but the highest regard and respect for their constituents, which includes an awful lot of government employees who AREN’T getting paid.
Lets not lump Democrats together, lets not lump Republicans together. Lets just look at the voting record. Is Congress still voting off the record, or has that been resolved?
lets not lump Democrats together, lets not lump Republicans together. Lets just look at the voting records, of the individual members,