Senate Republicans and Democrats have reached a deal to fund the government and end the shutdown, according to multiple reports.
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., celebrated the deal in a post on X.
“This deal guarantees a vote to extend Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, which Republicans weren’t willing to do,” Kaine wrote.
He also said the legislation “will protect federal workers from baseless firings, reinstate those who have been wrongfully terminated during the shutdown, and ensure federal workers receive back pay, as required by a law I got passed in 2019.”
Sources told Politico and Fox News that enough Senate Democrats have agreed to the deal in order to reach 60 votes in the upper chamber.
The government has been shut down for 40 days, since Oct. 1, marking the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
The Senate is expected to vote on the funding bill Sunday evening.
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