Article snippet: Following passage in the Senate and House, President Donald Trump on Monday night signed a bill to fund the government for three weeks and end the three-day-long federal government shutdown. Congress had agreed to the short-term funding bill earlier Monday after Senate Republicans provided assurances to Democrats that immigration reform and other contentious issues would be addressed in the near future. Late Monday night, Trump took to Twitter to laud the bill as a "big win for Republicans" while "Democrats cave on shutdown." After the Senate passed the bill by an 81-18 margin Monday afternoon, the House of Representatives concurred with the measure 266-150, sending it to Trump. Between 700,000 and 800,000 federal employees were furloughed during the standoff, according to the Office of Management and Budget. The deal was reached after Senate Majority Leader Children's Health Insurance Program, passed after the Senate voted to end debate earlier in the day over the objections of just 18 senators. Among the Democratic senators who voted against the measure were several rumored to be interested in a 2020 presidential run, including Sens. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. Though the vote to end debate was successful, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer continued his criticism of the negotiation process and demonstrated particular frustration with what he described as a lack of bip... Link to the full article to read more