They have reached an agreement to reopen the federal government in the US Senate after five weeks closed
Eight Democratic senators have joined the Republicans in unblocking the measure, which will allow more than 4,000 federal workers to return to work and fund the administration until January 2026.
The United States Senate has reached an agreement to pave the way for the reopening of the federal government, which has been closed for five weeks. The measure has gone ahead with 60 votes in favour and 40 against, after eight Democratic minority senators joined the Republican bloc.
The proposal has been supported by Democratic senators Dick Durbin (Illinois), Angus King (Maine), Catherine Cortez and Jacky Rosen (Nevada), John Fetterman (Pennsylvania), Tim Kaine (Virginia), Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire).
The project will provide funding for military construction, veteran programs, the Department of Defense and Agriculture, and legislative power until 30 September 2026. An interim measure has also been included to keep the rest of the administration operational until 30 January next year and to allow the more than 4,000 federal workers made redundant during the lockdown to return to work, according to theAmerican media The Hill .
Before it materializes, the proposal will have to be approved by the House of Representatives and sent to President Donald Trump for signature. He has indicated hours before the vote that they are "very close to the end of the shutdown."
The government blockade has had obvious consequences forthe country's economy and public services. . At the beginning of the month, the funds of the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program, on which millions of people depend, ended. Moreover, the lack of air traffic controllers has led to the cancellation of thousands of flights and the paralysis of government activities to reduce GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to White House Economic Council Director Kevin Hassent.
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