By Brittney Melton
Publication Date: 2025-11-12 12:18:00
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The Republican-led House of Representatives is expected to approve a funding bill today that will bring an end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Most Democrats denounced it because it doesn’t address health care subsidies that are expiring at the end of the year.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Nov. 11, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Jeffries responded to a vote in the Senate last night to fund the federal government that aims to end the longest shutdown in history, when the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the legislation tomorrow.
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