The House of Representatives has voted 222-209 to end a government shutdown that lasted 43 days, the longest in U.S. history. The shutdown began after disagreements over federal spending priorities between Democrats and Republicans.
House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) issued a statement following the vote. "After 43 painful days, House Republicans voted to end the longest government shutdown in American history—a crisis manufactured by Democrats in exchange for extracting $1.5 trillion in new spending for woke and wasteful priorities," Arrington said.
He added, "Their partisan obstruction has hurt our troops, seniors, and the most vulnerable, created chaos at airports, and weakened our economy according to the Congressional Budget Office—driving higher unemployment, lower wages, and less money in the pockets of hardworking families."
Arrington noted that House Republicans had previously passed a funding bill on September 19 to keep the government open. "This never had to happen. Republicans passed a clean funding bill on September 19th to keep the government open, but Senate Democrats voted fourteen times to block it. They chose politics over people, prolonging the pain for working families, federal employees, and millions of Americans who depend on vital services," he stated.
"Democrats claimed this shutdown was about helping Americans, but in reality, it was about appeasing their far-left base and obstructing President Trump. They acted selfishly and foolishly, and the American people paid the price," Arrington concluded.
