- The U.S. Senate reportedly reached a bipartisan agreement to end the government shutdown.
- The Senate said it would prioritize the temporary spending bill and later discuss the full appropriations package.
- The agreement reportedly includes pay protection measures for dismissed federal employees and a promise of a Senate vote on extending 'Obamacare tax credits'.
- The article was summarized using an artificial intelligence-based language model.
- Due to the nature of the technology, key content in the text may be excluded or different from the facts.
The U.S. Senate reportedly reached a bipartisan agreement to end the government shutdown.
On the 9th (local time), Politico reported that the agreement, led in negotiations by bipartisan senators including Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen, and Maggie Hassan, had secured the support of a majority of Senate Democrats.
The Senate said it would first take up the temporary spending bill passed by the House that night, then discuss a full appropriations package that includes budgets for the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Veterans Affairs, military construction, and congressional operations.
The agreement included measures to reinstate federal employees who were dismissed during the shutdown and to preserve their pay. Under the agreement, Senate Republican Whip John Thune pledged to hold a Senate vote in December on the 'Obamacare (ACA) tax credit extension bill' Democrats have been seeking.
However, House Democratic leadership has maintained that a mere verbal agreement is insufficient unless Republicans make the same voting commitment in the House.
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