Schumer Shutdown ends
After more than a month of gridlock, the U.S. Senate has reached a bipartisan agreement to reopen the federal government.The breakthrough came Sunday night after weeks of tense negotiations between Senate Democrats and Republicans.
The agreement will end one of the longest government shutdowns in modern history.
Senators Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen, and Maggie Hassan led the talks with several GOP lawmakers to finalize the compromise.
The new agreement funds several key departments for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Those include the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, military construction, and congressional operations.
All other agencies will be funded through January 30 under a continuing resolution released Sunday.
As part of the compromise, Senate Majority Leader John Thune agreed to allow Democrats a December vote on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies.
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2 comments:
It's about damn time and still 40 Democrats wanted to bring down our government and ruin our economy even further. Anti-Americans, all of them. All over Obamacare, an expensive and unaffordable boondoggle.
But we do need affordable health care for those who cannot get insurance otherwise!
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