The government could be close to reopening, ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history.

A group of Senate Democrats broke party ranks and is poised to give Republicans the votes they need to pass a version of the Continuing Resolution (CR) that’s been on the table since September. The new bill has a few caveats; for instance, it would fund SNAP and other key agencies through the next few months, even if there’s another shutdown (which could happen in January).

It does not include a plan to extend premium tax credits from the Affordable Care Act, the main demand Democrats initially made that spurred the shutdown.

All four senators from Connecticut and New York voted against the procedural measure on Sunday night.

“I understand my colleagues' desire to fund the government,” U.S. Sen. Ch

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