00:00The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history is finally over.
00:05The U.S. Congress on Wednesday approved a bill to reopen the U.S. federal government.
00:10President Donald Trump then signed the bill into law later that day.
00:14The deal allows food benefits for poorer Americans to resume
00:17and furloughed federal workers to return to work.
00:20That includes diplomats at the American Institute in Taiwan,
00:24the U.S.'s de facto embassy,
00:25who are either not allowed to work or did so without pay since October 1st.
00:30The bill funds U.S. federal agencies through January 30th.
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