By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate was voting Sunday night on whether to move forward on compromise legislation that would end the 40-day government shutdown after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies — angering many in their caucus who wanted to continue the fight.

A group of three former governors — New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan and Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine — broke the stalemate on Sunday when they agreed to vote to advance three bipartisan annual spending bills and extend the rest of government funding until late January in exchange for a mid-December vote on extending the health care tax credits.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune en

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