Trump Backs Bipartisan Plan to Conclude Government Shutdown
When questioned by a journalist about whether he endorsed the plan, Trump replied, "I would say so."
He further explained, "I think based on everything I'm hearing, they haven't changed anything, and we have support from enough Democrats, and we're going to be opening up our country. It's too bad it was closed, but we'll be opening up our country very quickly," during a discussion with reporters in the Oval Office.
On Sunday evening, the Senate voted 60–40 to move forward with the proposal intended to resolve the shutdown — the longest in U.S. history. Eight Democratic senators joined their Republican colleagues in backing the initiative, which includes a pledge to later vote on prolonging Affordable Care Act (ACA) health subsidies and reinstating federal workers who were dismissed by Trump during the closure.
The compromise, however, falls short of the healthcare priorities sought by Democrats, such as extending ACA benefits and reversing reductions to Medicaid that were enacted under Trump’s comprehensive spending package.
Democratic Whip Dick Durbin broke from his party’s leadership to endorse the measure, aligning himself with Democratic Senators Catherine Cortez Masto, John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, Tim Kaine, and Jacky Rosen, along with independent Senator Angus King.
Republican Senator Rand Paul stood as the sole GOP member to cast a “no” vote on the proposal.
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