U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Nov 12) signed legislation ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, roughly two hours after the House of Representatives voted to restart disrupted food assistance, pay hundreds of thousands of federal workers and revive a hobbled air-traffic control system.
00:00U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday, ending the longest U.S. government
00:07shutdown in history.
00:12The move came hours after the House of Representatives passed the package by a vote of 222 to 209,
00:19with Trump's support keeping his party largely united.
00:22Over the past seven weeks, the Democrats shutdown has inflicted massive harm. They caused 20,000 flights to be canceled or delayed. They departed so many times, so late. People were hurt so badly.
00:37So with my signature, the federal government will now resume normal operations and my administration and our partners in Congress will continue our work to lower the cost of living,
00:49restore public safety, grow our economy and make America affordable again for all Americans again.
00:56Trump's signature on the bill will allow federal workers idled by the 43-day shutdown to return as early as Thursday, though full government operations may take time to resume.
01:07The end of the shutdown also helps air travel services recover ahead of Thanksgiving and restores food aid to millions of families, easing household budgets for the holiday season.
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