For the first time since a bitter budget dispute erupted in the US, Republicans and Democrats have taken concrete steps to end the partial shutdown of government business. On Sunday evening (local time), the Senate voted with Democratic votes to discuss the transition budget from the House of Representatives. This means that the first important hurdle in Parliament to end the longest government shutdown in United States history has been cleared.
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