Congress update: A bipartisan deal in the Senate aims to end the shutdown and send a bill to President Trump. NBC News’ Sahil Kapur reports.
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation Monday night to reopen the government and end the record-setting shutdown after eight Democrats broke with their party to join Republicans to break the logjam. It now heads to the House, which could vote on the measure as early as Wednesday.
Speaker Mike Johnson held a conference call with his members on Monday morning and laid out a potential timetable for voting this week after the House has been in an unscheduled recess since Sept. 19. Johnson said he hopes to get the Senate’s government funding package on the calendar for a vote as soon as Wednesday, sources familiar with the meeting told NBC News.