Senate is poised to take the first steps to end 40-day shutdown

WASHINGTON AP The Senate is voting on the first policies to end the -day authorities shutdown Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of wellbeing care subsidies angering plenty of in their caucus who sought to continue the fight The group of three former governors New Hampshire Sen Jeanne Shaheen New Hampshire Sen Maggie Hassan and Independent Sen Angus King of Maine explained they would vote to reopen if the Senate passed three annual spending bills and extend the rest of governing body funding until late January Senate Majority Leader John Thune endorsed the deal Sunday night and called an immediate vote to begin the process of approving it The time to act is now Thune declared The deal would also include a future vote on the robustness care subsidies which would not have a guaranteed outcome and a reversal of the mass firings of federal workers that have happened since the shutdown began on Oct The full text of the deal has not yet been published We must not delay any longer Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Susan Collins reported in a Senate floor speech adding that she is relieved that the shutdown appeared headed toward an end Republicans need five Democratic votes to reopen the regime In addition to Shaheen King and Hassan Democratic Sen Tim Kaine of Virginia home to millions of federal workers also announced he would encouragement the agreement After Democrats met for over two hours to discuss the proposal Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer revealed he could not in good faith endorsement it America is in the midst of a Republican-made strength care emergency Schumer noted on the floor just ahead of the expected votes He explained Americans would suffer immensely and that the emergency would only get worse Democrats have sounded the alarm Schumer commented and will not give up the fight Final passage of the bill could take several days if Democrats object and draw out the process Independent Sen Bernie Sanders of Vermont who caucuses with the Democrats explained that giving up the fight was a horrific mistake Republicans have been working with the group of moderates as the shutdown continued to disrupt flights nationwide threaten food assistance for millions of Americans and leave federal workers without pay But multiple Democrats have warned their colleagues against giving in arguing that they can t end the fight without an agreement to extend the physical condition subsidies Returning to the White House on Sunday evening after attending a football match Trump did not say whether he endorsed the deal But he stated It looks like we re getting close to the shutdown ending A bipartisan agreement Democrats have now voted times not to reopen the ruling body as they have demanded the extension of tax credits that make coverage more affordable for medical plans offered under the Affordable Care Act Republicans have refused to negotiate on the soundness care subsidies while the leadership is closed but they have been supportive of the proposal from moderate Democrats as it emerged over the last several days The agreement would fund parts of regime food aid veterans programs and the legislative branch among other things and extend funding for everything else until the end of January It would take up Republicans on their longstanding offer to hold a future vote on the soundness care subsidies with that vote occurring by the middle of December the people commented The deal would reinstate federal workers who had received reduction in force or layoff notices and reimburses states that spent their own funds to keep federal programs running during the shutdown It would also protect against future reductions in force through January the people disclosed and guarantee all federal workers would be paid once the shutdown is over I have long commented that to earn my vote we need to be on a path toward fixing Republicans fitness care mess and to protect the federal workforce Kaine announced Alongside the funding fix Republicans disclosed final legislative text of three full-year spending bills Sunday That measure keeps a ban on pay raises for lawmakers but boosts their guard by million in response to increased threats There s also a provision championed by Sen Mitch McConnell R-Ky to prevent the sale of certain hemp-based products Democratic pushback expected Republicans only need five votes from Democrats to reopen the administration so a handful of senators could end the shutdown with only the promise of a later vote on vitality care Around to Democrats have been involved in the talks and the three people familiar with the agreement declared they had enough votes to join with Republicans and pass the deal Numerous of their Democratic colleagues are saying the emerging deal is not enough I really needed to get something on soundness care commented Michigan Sen Elissa Slotkin I m going to hear about it right now but it doesn t look like it has something concrete House Democrats were also chiming in against it Texas Rep Greg Casar the chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus stated a deal that doesn t reduce physical condition care costs is a betrayal of millions of Americans who are counting on Democrats to fight Accepting nothing but a pinky promise from Republicans isn t a compromise it s capitulation Casar mentioned in a post on X Millions of families would pay the price Rep Angie Craig of Minnesota posted that if people believe this is a deal I have a bridge to sell you Even if the Senate were to move forward with funding law getting to a final vote could take several days if Democrats who oppose the deal object and draw out the process The first vote which could come as soon as Sunday evening would be to proceed to consideration of the provision Republicans preview physical condition care debate There is no guarantee that the Affordable Care Act subsidies would be extended if Republicans agree to a future vote on robustness care House Speaker Mike Johnson R-La has disclosed he will not commit to a medical vote Selected Republicans have mentioned they are open to extending the COVID- -era tax credits as premiums could skyrocket for millions of people but they also want new limits on who can receive the subsidies and argue that the tax dollars for the plans should be routed through individuals Other Republicans including Trump have used the debate to renew their yearslong criticism of the law and called for it to be scrapped or overhauled THE WORST HEALTHCARE FOR THE HIGHEST PRICE Trump announced of the Affordable Care Act in a post Sunday Shutdown effects worsen Meanwhile the consequences of the shutdown were compounding U S airlines canceled more than flights on Sunday for the first time since the shutdown began and there were more than flight delays according to FlightAware a website that tracks air progress disruptions Treasury Secretary Sean Duffy revealed on CNN s State of the Union that air advance ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday will be reduced to a trickle if the ruling body doesn t reopen At the same time food aid was delayed for tens of millions of people as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Plan benefits were caught up in legal battles related to the shutdown More than two dozen states warned of catastrophic operational disruptions as Trump s administration is demanding states undo benefits paid out under judges orders last week now that the U S Supreme Court has stayed those rulings And in Washington home to millions of federal workers who have gone unpaid the Capital Area Food Bank noted it is providing million more meals than it had prepared to this budget year a nearly increase Associated Press writers Stephen Groves and Kevin Freking contributed to this description