Budget freeze: The US House of Representatives votes to end the shutdown

Members of Congress passed a bill to end the budget freeze with a slim majority. Now US President Donald Trump still has to sign.

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The US House of Representatives ended the partial shutdown of government business with a narrow majority. President Trump has not agreed to what is considered safe. The longest shutdown in US history has been in place since October, paralyzing authorities and canceling flights. Republicans and Democrats are locked in a bitter budget dispute. Democrats pushed through health care demands to pass the bill in the Senate.

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The longest shutdown in US history may end within hours.
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That US House of Representatives voted to end the partial shutdown of US government operations. The bill was approved by 222 votes to 209. It was preceded by a Senate vote. To officially end the longest government shutdown in US history, President Donald Trump still has to sign the law. His approval was considered certain.

As of October 1, the United States no longer has a federal budget and government operations are only functioning on a limited basis. Government workers are no longer receiving paychecks, food aid for many Americans has been cut and thousands of flights have been cancelled.

Trump’s Republican Party and the opposition Democrats have been embroiled in a heated dispute over the budget for weeks. For this bill to pass in the US Senate, it will need a few votes from the Democratic Party who want to push forward the demands of health care for Americans.

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