The house has joined in and passed the bill to end the government shut down, hurrah!!
BREAKING: Congress votes to reopen government as House follows Senate in approving bill; Trump's quick signature expected.
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 22, 2018
BREAKING: House joins Senate in passing measure to fund government through Feb. 8, sends to White House for Trump's signature pic.twitter.com/riJrLTq0Lq
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 22, 2018
#BREAKING Shutdown over. House aligns with Senate. Approves 3-week spending bill to re-open the government
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 22, 2018
Vote was 266 to 150. 45 Democratic yeas. There were 6 GOP noes.
In a dramatic turnaround, Senate Democrats voted to reopen the government on Monday after receiving a commitment from Republicans to hold a vote on immigration legislation — paving the way to end the three-day shutdown.
The Senate voted 81-18 to move forward on a bill to fund the government through Feb. 8 after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) agreed to end the shutdown and continue to negotiate on immigration and spending matters. If a broader deal is not reached by Feb. 8, the Senate would take up legislation to protect hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants who are losing legal protections, as long as the government remains open.
Later Monday, the stop-gap spending bill passed the Senate 81-18 and was sent to the House for final passage.
Our long national nightmare is over…
UPDATE!!
Ok, NOW our long national nightmare is over.
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House official: President Donald Trump signs bill funding government through Feb. 8, ending 69-hour shutdown.
— Steven Shepard (@POLITICO_Steve) January 23, 2018
Really? 69 hours? OK then….