A first step was taken to end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, with legislation passed Monday, according to an Associated Press report.
A group of Democrats helped pass the legislation with Republicans.
The shutdown has lasted 41 days and will most likely last a few more as members of the House return to Washington to vote on the legislation.
The federal government shutdown had been ongoing as Democrats sought a guarantee of Affordable Care Act subsidies.
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During the shutdown, SNAP payments were delayed, flights were canceled as air traffic workers went unpaid and hundreds of thousands of federal workers were furloughed or unpaid.
