SALT LAKE CITY — The federal government is one step closer to being reopened after the U.S. Senate approved a funding measure on Monday to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

The 60-40 vote sets up a deal to restore funding for federal programs and end layoffs that have impacted families across the country, including in Utah.

Utah Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued a statement shortly after the vote was announced Monday evening, praising fellow lawmakers on the move.

“I commend the Senate’s action to end the shutdown that has cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars and negatively impacted the lives of millions of Americans. Utahns deserve far better from Washington,” the statement reads.

Republicans and Democrats have been stuck at an impasse for more than a mon

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