U.S. Sen. Katie Britt said a plan to end the record-long government shutdown is an important breakthrough.

Eight Democratic senators joined the Republican majority in an initial step to end the stalemate, which has worsening consequences, including the loss of SNAP food assistance and cancellations of airline flights.

“Tonight I voted again to reopen the government—this 40 day shutdown is finally nearing an end,“ Britt posted on X on Sunday night.

“(Senate Republicans) provided a path forward to keep our skies safe, fund WIC and SNAP, take care of our veterans, and more. We’ll continue to work hard this week to get this over the finish line and ensure that we put the American people over partisan politics.”

The legislation to reopen the government, in addition to funding SNAP a

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