Bipartisan Deal to End the Schumer Shutdown Passes Senate, Heads to House for Vote
In a long vote made longer by Texas Senator John Cornyn’s absence from D. C. until late Sunday night, a new funding bill has passed the U. S. Senate and heads for the House of Representatives. The deal, which got support from eight Democrats, is part of a package meant to reopen the government, fund SNAP benefits, begin the appropriations process, and even secure a future vote for extending Affordable Care Act subsidies. The text of the bill can be found here. What’s in the Deal? In exchange for their support of a bill to re-open the federal government, the seven Democrats were promised a.