The GOP-led House passed a spending package that reopened the government, which President Trump signed into law late Wednesday, ending a record 43-day shutdown triggered by Democrats' insistence on extending expiring healthcare subsidies.
The House approved the measure 222-209, mostly along party lines, two days after Senate passage.The package funds the federal government through January 30 and provides full-year funding for the Agriculture Department, military construction, and the legislative branch. It also includes provisions to reverse federal layoffs initiated by the Trump administration during the shutdown as leverage against Democrats, plus a moratorium on future cuts.
🚨 By stroke of pen, President Trump officially REOPENS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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The deal secures paychecks for federal workers, including air-traffic controllers, and returns hundreds of thousands of furloughed employees to work. However, it defers until later this year the core battle: addressing the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies set to end for millions of households.