"The successful vote means the long-delayed bill will now be passed on to President Trump to sign into law. The House of Representatives has passed a federal government spending package, clearing the final hurdle and bringing an end to the longest government shutdown in United States history at least for now. In a vote held late on Wednesday evening in the Republican-held House, the bill was backed by 222 lawmakers including six Democrats while 209 voted against it, including two Republicans."
"Crucially, however, the deal has not resolved one of the shutdown's most central issues healthcare subsidies for 24 million Americans under the Affordable Care Act, which the Trump administration planned to cut. For weeks, Democrats repeatedly blocked the bill's passage in Congress, saying the measure was necessary to force the government to address escalating healthcare costs for low-income Americans. Shortly before Wednesday's vote,"
Congress passed a federal spending package in the House, sending the long-delayed bill to President Donald Trump to sign into law. The House vote was 222 in favor, including six Democrats, and 209 against, including two Republicans. The Senate had approved the package 60-40 to fund government through January 30 and reinstate pay for hundreds of thousands of federal workers after six weeks. Negotiations over the weekend attracted seven Democrats and one independent to the deal, ending the 42-day shutdown for now. The agreement did not resolve Affordable Care Act subsidy cuts affecting 24 million Americans, a central dispute.
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