NewsJanuary 23, 2018
On Saturday morning — the one-year anniversary of Trump’s inauguration as POTUS, the United States government shut down due to the inability of lawmakers to agree upon a budget for this fiscal year. After three days at an impasse, the House and Senate voted Monday to end the shutdown and passed a bill that would extend funding for three weeks, until Feb. 8...
U.S. Capital Building during the government shutdown of 2013.
U.S. Capital Building during the government shutdown of 2013.Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

On Saturday morning — the one-year anniversary of Trump’s inauguration as POTUS, the United States government shut down due to the inability of lawmakers to agree upon a budget for this fiscal year.

After three days at an impasse, the House and Senate voted Monday to end the shutdown and passed a bill that would extend funding for three weeks, until Feb. 8.

The resolution passed 266-159 after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made a deal regarding previous disagreements related to immigration.

The main issue the parties were divided on was a measure that would protect DREAMers from deportation, or those previously protected by Obama-era DACA legislation.

All but 16 of the 48 Senate Democrats voted to reopen the government thanks to a promise from Schumer that they would get a fair hearing for their efforts to protect DACA legislation.

This marks the first government shutdown since 2013. There have been 17 previous shutdowns in U.S. history, with the longest lasting four weeks from December 1995 to January 1996.

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