The longest government shutdown in U.S. history came to an end Wednesday night after 43 days. House Republicans and a handful of House Democrats passed a new continuing resolution (CR) in a largely party-line 222-209 vote.
Wednesday’s vote followed a late-night Senate vote on Sunday, during which a group of Senate Democrats broke ranks with their party, caving on their demand for extended Obamacare subsidies, and joined a Senate deal to reopen the government.
Nothing in the deal would force Trump and the OMB to spend congressionally appropriated funds in the way the legislation requires — which was a Democratic demand at the beginning of the shutdown. Trump and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought have repeatedly refused to spend congressionally appropriated funds or strong-armed Republican legislators into “rescinding” funding they dislike.
Sens. Angus King (I-ME), John Fetterman (D-PA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) voted in favor of the continuing resolution (CR) following a bipartisan deal, making Wednesday’s House vote possible
Senate Republicans were largely on board with the deal. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who has been voting “no” on the GOP CR for weeks, was the sole Republican who broke from his caucus.
The new CR, and the end of the shut down, removes much of Democrats’ leverage in their fight to protect expiring Obamacare subsidies and to prevent significant premium hikes for millions of Americans. The bipartisan deal includes a promise that Senate Democrats will get a floor vote on a bill of their choice before the end of the year. That promise, of course, will not guarantee that the Affordable Care Act bill will pass the Sentate or, if it did, that the House would take up the bill. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has already said he would not make a promise to bring a Democratic ACA bill to the floor.
Nothing in the deal would force Trump and the OMB to spend congressionally appropriated funds in the way the legislation requires — which was a Democratic demand at the beginning of the shutdown. Trump and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought have repeatedly refused to spend congressionally appropriated funds or strong-armed Republican legislators into “rescinding” funding they dislike.
Sens. Angus King (I-ME), John Fetterman (D-PA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) voted in favor of the continuing resolution (CR) following a bipartisan deal, making Wednesday’s House vote possible
Senate Republicans were largely on board with the deal. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who has been voting “no” on the GOP CR for weeks, was the sole Republican who broke from his caucus.
The new CR will fund the federal government until Jan. 30 alongside an Agriculture-FDA, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs and Legislative Branch minibus. The minibus would keep SNAP funded through Sept. 30, 2026 and also includes a reversal of federal employee layoffs that the Trump administration executed during the shutdown, a move the administration openly cast as an effort to gain leverage in shutdown negotiations.
The new CR, and the end of the shut down, removes much of Democrats’ leverage in their fight to protect expiring Obamacare subsidies and to prevent significant premium hikes for millions of Americans. The bipartisan deal includes a promise that Senate Democrats will get a floor vote on a bill of their choice before the end of the year. That promise, of course, will not guarantee that the Affordable Care Act bill will pass the Sentate or, if it did, that the House would take up the bill. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has already said he would not make a promise to bring a Democratic ACA bill to the floor.
Nothing in the deal would force Trump and the OMB to spend congressionally appropriated funds in the way the legislation requires — which was a Democratic demand at the beginning of the shutdown. Trump and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought have repeatedly refused to spend congressionally appropriated funds or strong-armed Republican legislators into “rescinding” funding they dislike.
Sens. Angus King (I-ME), John Fetterman (D-PA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) voted in favor of the continuing resolution (CR) following a bipartisan deal, making Wednesday’s House vote possible
Senate Republicans were largely on board with the deal. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who has been voting “no” on the GOP CR for weeks, was the sole Republican who broke from his caucus.
