The Senate took a massive step forward on its way to reopening the government on Sunday, with a group of Senate Democrats caving and joining Republicans in their bid to pass a revamped plan to end the shutdown.
Signs that the shutdown, which entered its 40th day, could be ending became more and more clear as the day went on, particularly with the unveiling of a bipartisan package of spending bills that lawmakers hope to attach to a modified bill to reopen the government.
Eight Senate Democrats crossed the aisle to mark the first step in the GOP’s quest to end the shutdown. Many of the lawmakers that splintered from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., were among those engaged in bipartisan talks over the last several weeks.
Sure, many conservative pundits recently stated out loud that the shutdown would end this week after last Tuesday's elections. But I'll take it further in say that a wicked combo of SNAP benefits being cut and flights being cancelled around the country is what got some moderate Democrats to cave and vote to end the shutdown. Of course, the same Bluesky liberal hypocrites who blamed the GOP for 'taking food out of 42 million mouths' just a few days ago are now calling for Schumer's head on a platter for 'caving' and allowing the gov't to open back up, but hey that's politics for ya.
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