The Speaker’s Lobby: Happy New Year as shutdown showdown draws to a close
TL;DR:The Senate passed an interim spending bill to end the 43-day government shutdown without dragging out the process. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was the only Republican to vote against the test vote to break the filibuster, citing a desire for changes in the bill. The Senate broke the filibuster just before 11 p.m. ET on Sunday night.
