Senate approves funding bill, House to vote next
Washington (ANN)- The House will consider a funding bill to reopen the government. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) posted on X: “After 40 days, we’re finally seeing progress to ending the Democrat Shutdown.
The House will be voting this week to reopen the government and deliver certainty to working families who have waited for far too long. This is the common sense outcome we’ve been insisting upon from the start.”he aded
Meanwhile, the bill that would reopen the government heads to the House after passing the Senate.
Fox News reported that Leader Chuck Schumer is roasted as ‘out of touch’ and ‘no longer effective’ by Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill after the party’s shutdown.
According ABC, After 42 days, the government shutdown may soon end. The Senate approved the funding bill last night, and House Speaker Mike Johnson says the vote will happen “as quickly as possible.”
Some reports say Eight Senate Democrats break with their party to vote for a deal to reopen the federal government, after 40 days of a funding impasse in Washington.
The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies. The move angered many in their caucus, who say Americans want them to continue the fight.
The issue has exacerbated economic and political turmoil in the United States, with rising domestic commodity prices and a recession, which have created concerns about the US economy, but President Donald Trump downplayed the idea that Americans are feeling economic anxiety.