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Trump signs funding bill, ending government shutdown | TheHill

posted onJanuary 23, 2018
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Article snippet: MORE has signed a stop-gap government funding bill, officially ending the three day-long government shutdown. Trump signed the bill Monday night after Senate Democrats struck a deal on legislation earlier in the day. “I am pleased that Democrats in Congress have come to their senses,” Trump said in a statement, which White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders read to reporters at her daily briefing earlier in the day.  The House later passed the measure approved by the Senate, sending it to Trump for his signature. Senate Democrats agreed to the deal after Senate Majority Leader MORE promised to hold debate on a bill to extend protections for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. However, some Democrats — including many eyeing 2020 presidential bids — slammed the deal and voted against it. Liberal groups quickly called foul, pointing out that Monday's measure includes little that wasn't offered Friday in the legislation Democrats rejected. “It’s official: [Senate Minority Leader] MORE is the worst negotiator in Washington – even worse than Trump,” said Murshed Zaheed, political director at Credo. The measure also includes money to fund the Children's Health Insurance Program, whose authorization expired in September, for six years.  States had stood at risk of running out of funds for low-income children’s health care if Congress didn’t enact a patch by February.  The shutdown began Friday when it was clear that a conti... Link to the full article to read more

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