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New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen broke ranks with party leadership, joining Republicans and seven other Democrats to advance a measure to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history — a move that drew sharp rebukes from prominent progressives.

"We’re making sure that the people of America can get the food benefits that they need, that air traffic controllers can get paid, that federal workers are able to come back, the ones who were let go, that they get paid, that contractors get paid, that aviation moves forward…" Shaheen said on "Fox & Friends."

"We are going to be able to continue to fight about healthcare because we’re going to have a vote in December."

Despite opposition from Senate Minority Leader Chuck S

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