Senate Democrat hopeful Trump’s shutdown offer ‘will allow us to immediately reopen gov’

By Allison Elyse Gualtieri

Published January 20, 2019 2:03am ET

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Senate Democrat hopeful Trump’s shutdown offer ‘will allow us to immediately reopen gov’ — In this Nov. 1, 2018 photo, Sen. Joe Manchin speaks to reporters after a debate with Patrick Morrisey in Morgantown, W.Va. Republicans have a huge advantage as they seek to hold or expand their 51-49 Senate majority, with the battle for control running mostly through states that President Donald Trump won in 2016. | (AP Photo/Raymond Thompson)

At least one Senate Democrat seems to be taking President Trump’s offer on immigration reform as a sign an end to the partial government shutdown may be near.

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a moderate Democrat who won re-election last November in a state Trump carried by 42 points in 2016, said Saturday he’s looking forward to working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to “end this shameful shutdown.”

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