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Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the latest maneuverings of Senators to reopen the government as pressure compounds on ‘Fox Report.’
After 14 failed votes and a 40-day-long shutdown, the Senate is poised to take its first step toward reopening the government, with enough Democrats expected to relent on their healthcare demands to allow Republicans to overcome a filibuster.
Although most Senate Democrats may have opposed this bill, they were resigned to the fact that this part of the fight is over, sources said. They will take the battle over health care to the midterms and argue that Republicans refused to do anything for the millions of Americans who will see their health insurance premiums skyrocket.
Senate prepares test vote tonight on GOP spending plan to end government shutdown. Bill would reopen government through January 30, requiring 60 votes to break filibuster. Read More