US President Donald Trump Signs Bill Ending 42-Day Government Shutdown
The longest government shutdown in US has ended with President Donald Trump signing the legislation passed by Congress to temporarily fund federal operations. The standoff between the Republicans and the Democrats that paralysed the government for 43 days broke yesterday when the House of Representatives voted to approve the legislation passed by the Senate to end the stalemate.
It was a setback for the Democrats, whose demands about extending subsidies for the health insurance programme passed during former President Barack Obama’s tenure and is popularly known as Obamacare was not accepted.
The legislation for temporary funding till a budget is passed was stuck in the Senate because the majority Republican Party lacked the 60 votes required to move it for a vote under procedural rules. The stalemate was broken when eight Democrats crossed the floor to vote with the Republicans to move the bill to a vote on Monday.
