Government Shutdown Ends as Trump Signs Funding Bill, DHS Funding Deadline Looms
Washington, D.C. – A partial government shutdown that began Friday at midnight ended Tuesday after President Donald Trump signed a funding package passed by the Republican-led House of Representatives. The measure, which received some bipartisan support, funds several key government agencies through the end of the fiscal year in September.
The House passed the five-bill funding package with a vote of 217-214, according to ABC News. The package provides funding for the Pentagon, Education, Treasury, Labor, and State departments.
However, the legislation only funds the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through Feb. 13, according to Fox News. This means that lawmakers will need to negotiate a longer-term funding plan for the agency within the next two weeks.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and most House Democrats, save for 21, voted against the package, according to Fox News. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., suggested that Jeffries was "butt hurt" for not being included in the Trump-Schumer deal to fund the government, Fox News reported.
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