"Senators in the United States have voted to move forward with a stopgap funding package aimed at ending the longest government shutdown in the country's history. In a procedural vote on Sunday, some eight Democrats broke rank and voted in favour of advancing a Republican measure that will keep the government reopen into January 30. The measure would also fund some parts of the government, including food aid and the legislative branch, for the next year."
"But there was no guarantee of an extension of healthcare subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Instead, the deal struck between the centrist Democrats and the Republicans promises a vote on the issue by December. The subsidies have been a Democratic priority during the funding battle. Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna, reporting from Washington, DC, said the procedural vote passed with 60 in favour and 40 against."
"Now, this is what is called a cloture vote a procedure by which the Senate agrees to continue the debate about the legislation and begin introducing and passing the bills aimed at ending the shutdown, Hanna said. The important thing about the cloture vote is that once it is passed, at that 60 percent majority, every subsequent vote is by a simple majority."
The Senate advanced a stopgap funding package with a 60-40 procedural vote aimed at ending the 40-day government shutdown. Eight Democrats joined Republicans to move forward on a measure to keep the government open through January 30 and to fund certain parts of government, including food aid and the legislative branch, for the coming year. The agreement did not secure an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies but includes a commitment to hold a vote on the issue by December. Once cloture is invoked, subsequent Senate votes proceed by simple majority. The package still requires House approval and the president's signature.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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