Claudia DeSales

A group of Senate Democrats broke ranks to join Republicans to overcome a key first procedural hurdle Sunday to take up the package.

New Hampshire Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, who led the group, argued the plan was the best deal on the table.

The package funds the government through the end of January and includes full appropriations funding plans for some government agencies, including Agriculture and Veterans Affairs.

It also pauses planned cuts to SNAP and reinstates federal workers laid off during the shutdown.

Claudia DeSales, NPR News.