When the Senate voted to pass, with amendments, a bill to temporarily fund the U.S. government on Nov. 9, seven Democrats and one independent voted with all Republicans to proceed with the bill.
Five of these Democrats had voted no for weeks, leading to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. They changed their votes after both parties agreed to amend the bill and proceed with final passage.
Here is the list of those eight who voted to break the deadlock, and why they did it.
Catherine Cortez Masto
Cortez Masto is the junior senator from Nevada, who has held office since 2017 in the seat once held by the late Sen. Harry Reid, who was the Senate majority leader and a prominent Democratic leader during the Obama administration….