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 future vote on continued government subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. Those subsidies have been at the heart of the Democrats’ overall objection to the clean continuing resolution passed through the House but stuck in the Senate since September.
Also a part of the deal is reversing mass firings from the federal government that were central to the Trump administration’s stated goals of shrinking the federal government—an effort spearheaded at the time by OMB Director Russ Vought. The new plan would retroactively eliminate those mass firings. The plan also pushes through a “minibus” of appropriations for the following three areas: Agriculture-FDA, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction-VA.
However, because the bill that passed is different than the clean continuing resolution passed through the House in September, it would need to go to the House for a vote. Multiple Democrats in the House have already said they will not vote for it, and if Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries can unite his caucus in opposition, that would make passage much harder for Speaker Mike Johnson.
Which Democrats Voted for the Deal?
Eight Democrats joined with a majority of Republicans to get the final vote count to 60. Those Democrats were Dirk Durbin of Illinois, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, Angus King of Maine (technically an Independent but caucuses with the Democrats), Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Tim Kaine of Virginia, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, and Jacky Rosen of Nevada.
Several Senators were vocally opposed to the bill, including Bernie Sanders, who called voting for the bill a “tragedy” earlier in the day.
I’m voting no on the continuing resolution that would double healthcare premiums for 20 million Americans, kick 15 million people off Medicaid & allow 50,000 Americans to die unnecessarily every year. All to give $1 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires. https://t.co/JDkdVrs8sY
— Sen. Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) November 10, 2025
Democrats opposed to the deal cite the fact that the extension of the ACA subsidies was not guaranteed in the bill. Instead, the deal offers a promise of a future vote. That, in turn, could mean very little as Speaker Johnson has repeatedly promised such a vote would not come before the House on his watch.
Other Democrats blasted the deal throughout the day.
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Now that the deal is done and the plan has been passed, it will head to the House for a vote. If it passes there, the White House is expected to support it and the government will then reopen.
Editor’s Note: The Schumer Shutdown is here. Rather than put the American people first, Chuck Schumer and the radical Democrats forced a government shutdown for healthcare for illegals. They own this.
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