The longest federal government shutdown in U.S.

history could soon be coming to an end after weeks of gridlock.

Eight Senate Democrats sided with Republicans and agreed to consider a bill to reopen the government without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies.

Instead, Senate Republicans are promising to vote on those subsidies next month.

The deal also reinstates federal workers and extends most government funding, as is through the end of January.

The end of the shutdown could still be days away.

One hurdle is an amendment filed by Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky.

He wants to remove language from the proposed bill that would prevent the sale of some hemp based products, putting him at odds with his Kentucky colleague, Senator Mitch McConnell.

Posting on social media, Senator Paul said in part, quote, just to be clear, I am not delaying this bill, but there is extraneous language in this package that has nothing to do with reopening the government and would harm Kentucky's hemp farmers and small businesses and, quote, should the funding bill pass the Senate, it would then go to the House, which has been out of session since mid-September.

Congressman Brett Guthrie of Kentucky's second district says he's looking forward to working to make health care affordable.

I'm absolutely happy with the version of the bill.

I think that there are things we need to negotiate, but we need to negotiate with people who are going to work, being honored for their work and being paid for their work.

And and there's some work we need to do on health care affordability.

That's my committee.

So I'm looking forward to sitting down with people and and working.

Congressman Guthrie was in Bowling Green today for a presentation on We the People, a nationwide survey of Americans in every congressional district.

It's a partnership between the Neapolitan Institute and Google's Jigsaw division and will collect insights through July of next year.

Guthrie said he's headed back to Washington soon and hopes to be voting on the bill in the House by Thursday.