The longest government shutdown in U.S. history may soon come to an end after the Senate voted Sunday to advance a plan for reopening.

Democrats had been holding out to negotiate the extension of Obamacare subsidies set to expire soon. However, eight Senate Democrats broke ranks Sunday and voted with Republicans on an updated continuing resolution to reopen the government, leaving Democrats with nothing to show for their weeks-long stand except for the promise to later vote on the subsidies, Fox News reported.

The vote Sunday was the first step in passing the spending package and CR out of the Senate, at which point the issue would go back to the House for approval, then onto President Donald Trump’s desk. Once signed, it would reopen the government through Jan. 30, 2026, giving lawmakers time to negotiate and pass the remaining spending bills.

“Tonight I voted again to reopen the government—this 40-day shutdown is finally nearing an end,” U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) said in an X post. “@SenateGOP provided a path forward to keep our skies safe, fund WIC and SNAP, take care of our veterans, and more. We’ll continue to work hard this week to get this over the finish line and ensure that we put the American people over partisan politics.”

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) has already declared strong opposition to the Senate’s plan, which she intends to vote down because it does not address rising healthcare costs.

“This so-called ‘deal’ is nothing more than empty promises. I am a HELL NO on any bill that raises health care costs for millions of Americans,” Sewell posted on X.

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