Trump, US Senate and Government funding deal
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The House is returning to vote on a Senate-passed bill that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Follow live updates here.
The measure funds the government through Jan. 30. Nearly all House Democrats are expected to oppose the measure.
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The Senate on Monday passed a bill that will fund the government through Jan. 30. It now goes to the House where a vote could come as early as Wednesday.
Government shutdown: The House of Representatives will return to session on Wednesday, as lawmakers take up legislation to end the longest government shutdown in American history. The bill, which passed the Senate on Monday, has sizable momentum, and its approval by the House would clear it for President Trump’s signature. Read more ›
The House will reconvene at 12 p.m. on Wednesday and is expected to vote on reopening the government. The funding bill that finally passed the Senate after 40 days advanced through the House Rules Committee late last night.
The Senate passed a bill to fund the government and sent it to the House, which could vote as early as Wednesday to end the government shutdown.
President Donald Trump has criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for overreaching in the ongoing Democratic leadership crisis as the longest government shutdown in history nears an end.
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