Longest Shutdown in History Ends After Democrats Relent on Healthcare Demands

TIME

The House passed a bill Wednesday to end the nation's longest government shutdown, sending the measure to US President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse that saw federal workers go without multiple pay checks, travelers stranded at airports and people lining up at food banks to get a meal for their families.

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00:00On this vote, the yeas are 222, the nays are 209. The bill is passed. The motion is adopted.

00:21Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

00:23This was a no-brainer. This was an easy extension, but they didn't want to do it the easy way.

00:35They had to do it the hard way. They look very bad, the Democrats do.

00:38I want to also thank the eight Senate Democrats who finally did the right thing in voting to end

00:44this craziness, this madness. But unfortunately, the vast majority of congressional Democrats were

00:50happy for millions of Americans to suffer. They really did suffer, too.

00:55So I'm always willing to work with anyone, including the other party.

00:59We'll work on something having to do with health care. We can do a lot better.

01:03We can do great.

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