STATEWIDE -- Senator Susan Collins has unveiled legislation containing a resolution that could reopen the government. That legislation is a package of bills to end the shutdown and restore vital programs.

The current government shutdown is the longest in the country's history and has thrown many into uncertainty and financial strain.

Senator Susan Collins has unveiled a legislative package that aims to end the shutdown and restore crucial programs like SNAP benefits and heating assistance.

First, the package includes a continuing resolution that would end the shutdown, restart the government, and restore federal workers' jobs and paychecks, as well as back pay.

"It has been so unfair and so stressful for them to be without their paychecks," said Senator Collins.

Along with the continu

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