On November 9, 2025, the Senate took a procedural vote to advance a continuing resolution. How many Democratic senators broke ranks to vote with the Republican majority, enabling the eventual 60-40 passage that led to ending the 43-day government shutdown?

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On November 9, 2025, the Senate took a procedural vote to advance a continuing resolution. How many Democratic senators broke ranks to vote with the Republican majority, enabling the eventual 60-40 passage that led to ending the 43-day government shutdown?

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Eight Democrats voted with Republicans on the November 9 procedural vote: Fetterman (PA), Cortez Masto (NV), King (I-ME), Durbin (IL), Kaine (VA), Hassan (NH), Rosen (NV), and Shaheen (NH). Republicans hold 53 seats, but the filibuster rule requires 60 votes to invoke cloture and end debate. These 8 Democrats, added to 53 Republicans, brought the total to 61 votes. This was enough to advance the bill. The Senate passed the final bill 60-40 on November 10, and Trump signed it November 12. This ended the 43-day shutdown (October 1 through November 12, 2025). Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Maine had thousands of federal workers going without paychecks. This put political pressure on Fetterman, Cortez Masto, and King to end the shutdown.

On November 9, 2025, the Senate took a procedural vote to advance a continuing resolution. How many Democratic senators broke ranks to vote with the Republican majority, enabling the eventual 60-40 passage that led to ending the 43-day government shutdown?

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