U.S. Longest-Ever Shutdown Ends as Trump Signs Spending Bill
The measure extends funding through January 30 and reinstates government employees dismissed during the 43-day standoff. Trump inked the agreement at the White House following rapid congressional passage, casting blame for the prolonged closure on political adversaries.
"The extremists in the other party insisted on creating the longest government shutdown in American history, and they did it purely for political reasons," Trump said at the White House as he signed the spending bill. "This is no way to run a country. I hope we can all agree that the government should never be shut down again."
The US House of Representatives greenlit the bipartisan package in a 222-209 vote hours before Trump signed the legislation. The Senate had previously endorsed the agreement Monday, clearing the path for executive action.
Beyond immediate funding continuations, the legislation embeds three-year appropriations frameworks for critical agencies and federal programs, providing extended fiscal stability. Simultaneously, the measure addresses personnel consequences: furloughed federal workers regain employment status, and those compelled to labor without compensation during the shutdown receive restoration of pay protections.
Negotiations deteriorated October 1, triggering the unprecedented funding lapse. Thousands of federal employees faced furloughs or mandated work without compensation, while essential government services contracted sharply across multiple sectors.
Democrats had campaigned to preserve subsidies for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and reverse Trump-era reductions to Medicaid, the federally-administered health program serving lower-income populations. The party failed to secure either objective during closure negotiations.
Republicans resisted Democratic demands entirely, offering only a procedural concession: a future Senate vote on ACA subsidies slated to lapse before year's end. The compromise represents a categorical Democratic defeat on substantive healthcare policy.
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