The Senate has moved closer to ending the longest government shutdown in history, as several Democratic senators joined Republicans in voting for a compromise agreement that passed with 60 votes in favor and 40 against. The bill now heads to the House of Representatives, where a vote could take place on Wednesday. After the bill is passed by both chambers of Congress, it will be signed by President Donald Trump to take effect. Since October 1, when the government shutdown began, more than a million federal employees have gone without pay, and the provision of government benefits and services has been significantly disrupted. In recent days, the government shutdown has severely impacted air travel, causing the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights a day. "We will very soon reopen our country," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, adding that the compromise agreement reached in the Senate is "very good." "This morning, it seems to us that our prolonged national nightmare is finally coming to an end, and we are grateful for that," said House Speaker Mike Johnson to reporters on Monday. "At least some Democrats are finally ready to do what Republicans, President Trump, and millions of hardworking Americans have been urging them to do for weeks," Johnson added.