President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed legislation ending the longest government shutdown in US history, roughly two hours after the House of Representatives voted to restart disrupted food assistance, pay hundreds of thousands of federal workers, and revive a hobbled air traffic control system.
The Republican-controlled chamber passed the package by a vote of 222–209, with Trump’s backing largely keeping his party unified in the face of vehement opposition from House Democrats, who were angered that a long standoff led by their Senate colleagues failed to secure a deal extending federal health insurance subsidies.
Trump’s signature on the bill, which cleared the Senate earlier in the week, will bring federal workers idled by the 43-day shutdown back to their jobs as early as Thursday, though how quickly full government operations will resume remains unclear.
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It would extend funding through 30 January, leaving the federal government on a path to keep adding about $1.8 trillion a year to its $38 trillion in debt.
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