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Weeks. a live look at the senate floor. they passed a vote to advance the bipartisan budget bill. next hour the final vote will happen. republican ran paul had been holding up the process. he keep in mind he objects to the large spending increase and their impact on the federal deficit. the senator is expected to approve the bill. we understand the final vote is happening now. let's go live to cnn phil matingly. following this. phil, we understand the vote is happening now. tell us more. >> that's actually a surprise. we expected senator paul he was allotted another hour to speak. he's been th...

Let's now bring in cnn's phil mattingly following everything there live. phil, what's the latest? >> reporter: yeah, the senate is wrapping up. something we thought was going to happen hours ago, actually yesterday at this point. by a vote, george, of 71-28. the $300 billion budget deal, a bipartisan agreement, is now passed at least one chamber. as you noted, it has to go over to the house. it's going to take a couple of hours to get that process through. but the u.s. senate on a bipartisan basis passing an enormously consequential budget deal. one that would end the shutdown should the house...

>> and they will shortly. phil laid out perfectly the real dynamics going on. this is a very important group, a bipartisan group of senators. three republicans and three democrats who have been working to find a deal. the issue is that these are senators who are very eager to get a deal. these are the people who are most likely to be okay with whatever it is that they can come up with. the key and the way to crack the code on getting this into law is first and foremost making it so that this is something that the president of the united states and those at the white house who are working on th...

Can. phil matingly, our correspondent is getting information. update our viewers about what you are learning about this tentative bipartisan deal among senators. >> this is the gang of and meeting day in and day out trying to figure out a pathway forward. it is a separate group and not necessarily endorsed by leadership. they have been moving towards a final agreement right now. jeff flake's office said they believe they reached a deal and other people said they are in agreement on the principals and they are at the point where they need to talk to their conferences and to the white house abou...

Do. it would extend the government funding until january 19th, it would also include $3 billion to reauthorize the children's health insurance program through march. include a short term extension of warrantless surveillance program that expires. also waive the automatic spending cuts that would come because of the deficit effect of the tax bill. also key to look at what this bill doesn't do. particularly given the grand ambitions of some lawmakers just a couple of weeks ago. it's not a long-term reauthorization. it doesn't touch much of the budget cap issue that will lead to sequestration, la...