US House Votes to Accept the Senate Shùt Down Legislation…

The House passed a bipartisan funding package Wednesday night, clearing the final legislative hurdle to reopening the government.

Why it matters: President Trump’s signature on the bill will end the longest-ever federal government shutdown, which left thousands of federal workers without pay and disrupted servicesacross the country for nearly seven weeks.

• The package passed 222–209. Two Republicans, Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Greg Steube (R-Fla.), voted with the majority of Democrats against the bill.
• Six Democrats, Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine), Adam Gray (D-Calif.), Don Davis (D-N.C.), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) and Henry Cuellar (D-Texas.), voted in support.

State of play: House Democratic leadership formally whipped against the bill since it does not extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies.

• “The Senate-negotiated package does absolutely nothing to address the Republican health care crisis,” read a whip notice from House Minority Whip Katherine Clark’s (D-Mass.) office sent out earlier this week.

The details: The package funds the government through Jan. 30, reverses federal layoffs that happened after Oct. 1 and funds key agencies through the rest of the fiscal year.

• After 40 days, eight Senate Democrats broke with their party in support of a bipartisan deal to reopen the government.
• Their deal with Senate Republicans rests on the promise of a vote on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies next month — but it faces an uphill climb in the Senate and is not likely to be voted on in the House.
• That has left many Democrats furious, with some calling on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to step down as a result…..

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What’s next: The bill heads to Trump’s desk for his signature, which will officially end the 43-day shutdown….

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