US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown
Trump made no firm announcement regarding his demand for $5.7 billion to fund the border wall
January 26, 2019
WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted unanimously on Friday to end a 35-day partial federal government shutdown with legislation to temporarily fund many agencies, but without the $5.7 billion President Donald Trump had demanded this year to help build a wall on the US-Mexico border.
The House of Representatives is expected to promptly consider the bill providing funding through February 15 and send it to the president for signing into law.
Earlier, Trump announced a deal with opposition Democrats to temporarily reopen the US federal government — shut down for a record five weeks by a bitter row over funding for a US-Mexico border wall.
"We have reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the federal government," Trump said. "In a short while, I will sign a bill to open our government for three weeks, until February 15."
While defending his wall project, Trump made no firm announcement regarding his demand for $5.7 billion to fund the border wall — a key campaign promise to his right-wing base.
