After 41 days of gridlock, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history has ended. U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., released information following the Senate vote to reopen the federal government and pass three appropriations bills for the rest of fiscal year 2026: Agriculture, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Legislative Branch.The House will next take up the package before it heads to the president’s desk.“Today, after nearly six weeks of paralysis, a handful of Senate Democrats finally ended their ‘resistance’ and voted to reopen the federal government,” said Schmitt. “From day one, Republicans clearly stated we would not allow the government to be held hostage to advance partisan policy goals. As the longest shutdown on record ends, one thing is clear – Senate Democrats shut down the government for nothing. They inflicted weeks of pain on the American people only to accept the same deal we offered from the start. I urge my House colleag...