The House Rules Committee is holding a hearing on the Senate’s bill to reopen the government.
The hearing began shortly after 6:30 p.m.
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The government shutdown is on the verge of ending after a group of Senate Democrats struck a deal with Republicans. House Democrats are united against the deal, but the majority of House Republicans are likely to vote in favor of the deal.
The shutdown currently stands as the longest in United States history.