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(11,998 posts) Mon Nov 10, 2025, 09:37 PM Monday

SENATE PASSED THE FUNDING BILL

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/10/senate-passes-shutdown-ending-deal-00646020

The Senate passed a government funding package Monday night that paves the way for ending the longest shutdown in history.

The 60-40 vote came roughly 24 hours after a bipartisan group of rank-and-file senators, in tandem with Majority Leader John Thune, reached an agreement that officially broke a weeks-long partisan stalemate.

The bipartisan bill still needs to pass the House and get signed by President Donald Trump before the government can reopen. Speaker Mike Johnson has advised his members the House could vote on the package as soon as Wednesday.

But Senate passage puts the federal funding lapse on track to be over by the end of the week. Trump is expected to lean on any potential House GOP holdouts, and a cadre of moderate House Democrats could support the plan in a break with party leaders, who are still smarting over the failure to secure an extension of expiring Obamacare tax credits.

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Congratulations Prairie Gates Monday #1

So then, what will Johnson do? Disaffected Monday #2

So the Senate didn't pass the House bill? lapucelle Monday #3

I believe the House Bill just expired after 30 days so it must go through the House again, just procedure yaesu Monday #8

Bills in session do not expire after 30 days if they do not pass, and it is not "just procedure". lapucelle Tuesday #11

The ACA subsidies amendment failed 47-53 (party line vote) in case people are wondering how the future vote will go. LonePirate Monday #4

What are the odds of them being fools? FHRRK Monday #6

They are either foolish, stupid, apathetic or evil. Pick any combination and it's probably true. LonePirate Monday #9

I was being a bit sarcastic FHRRK Monday #10

so all those calls etc. choie Monday #5

House Dems better take notice of the anger that this terrible turncoat deal has created. nt yaesu Monday #7

I think many of the angry people are misinformed about the deal. lapucelle Tuesday #12

Prairie Gates

(6,797 posts)

1. Congratulations

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 09:44 PM

Monday

Disaffected

(6,009 posts)

2. So then, what will Johnson do?

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 09:46 PM

Monday

Call the House into session, approve the bill and then adjourn so that the Epstein file release will not be voted on (and, so the new Democrat member will still not be sworn in)?

lapucelle

(20,864 posts)

3. So the Senate didn't pass the House bill?

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 09:47 PM

Monday

What was changed, amended, and/or removed from the House version?

yaesu

(8,807 posts)

8. I believe the House Bill just expired after 30 days so it must go through the House again, just procedure

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 10:14 PM

Monday

anyways, that's what I last heard.

lapucelle

(20,864 posts)

11. Bills in session do not expire after 30 days if they do not pass, and it is not "just procedure".

Reply to yaesu (Reply #8)

Tue Nov 11, 2025, 08:12 AM

Tuesday

Democrats extracted guaranteed funding for SNAP benefits and the VA for the full fiscal year, not just until January when a new CR must be negotiated.

Here's what's in the Senate deal that would end the government shutdown

A "minibus" of 3 appropriations bills

The deal includes three yearlong funding bills that lawmakers [Democrats] have been working on for months. The three bills include funding for military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs; the Department of Agriculture and FDA; and operations for the legislative branch.

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The minibus includes funding for the relevant agencies and programs through September 2026[Because of that, the agencies would still be funded even if lawmakers fail to reach a funding deal in other areas by the end of January. Notably, it would restore full funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which faced funding shortfalls due to the shutdown.

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A reversal of shutdown layoffs and restrictions on future cuts

The continuing resolution says that "Any employee who received notice of being subject to such a reduction in force shall have that notice rescinded and be returned to employment status as of September 30, 2025, without interruption" and that those employees "shall receive all pay to which they otherwise would have been entitled."

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Back pay for federal workers

The continuing resolution explicitly provides money to provide back pay for federal employees, both those who have been furloughed and those who have continued to work.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-senate-deal/

LonePirate

(14,308 posts)

4. The ACA subsidies amendment failed 47-53 (party line vote) in case people are wondering how the future vote will go.

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 09:47 PM

Monday

Those Dem Senators who voted for the CR because of a future subsidies vote either willfully misled the public or they are fools for believing it stood any chance. And they cannot understand why the base is pissed at them.

FHRRK

(1,302 posts)

6. What are the odds of them being fools?

Reply to LonePirate (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 10:06 PM

Monday

I’ll take willful for a gazillion Alex.

LonePirate

(14,308 posts)

9. They are either foolish, stupid, apathetic or evil. Pick any combination and it's probably true.

Reply to FHRRK (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 10:15 PM

Monday

FHRRK

(1,302 posts)

10. I was being a bit sarcastic

Reply to LonePirate (Reply #9)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 10:18 PM

Monday

Foolish and stupid, no.

choie

(6,387 posts)

5. so all those calls etc.

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 10:00 PM

Monday

mean shit.

yaesu

(8,807 posts)

7. House Dems better take notice of the anger that this terrible turncoat deal has created. nt

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 10:11 PM

Monday

lapucelle

(20,864 posts)

12. I think many of the angry people are misinformed about the deal.

Reply to yaesu (Reply #7)

Tue Nov 11, 2025, 08:45 AM

Tuesday

The Senate deal includes a minibus of three bills, two of which Democrats have been trying to bring to the floor for months.

The deal fully funds SNAP benefits and the VA through the fiscal year which ends on October 1, 2026. Republicans can no longer impose suffering on hungry families and veterans as a bargaining tool for the next round of negotiations in January.

The deal has not created anger. It's pretty obvious at this point that many of the angry people have no idea whatsoever about what's actually in the deal and how high stakes legislative negotiations actually proceed.

It's Republican talking points and anti-Democratic Party messaging that have created the anger. It's so disappointing to find it amplified here.

Trump and Johnson did not get their clean CR. Bills that they have stonewalled for months are coming up for a vote this week. Trump and Johnson can no longer use poor people and veterans as pawns in the game they've been playing and will have to play again in January.

Take the victory and get ready for the next round.

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