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On Wednesday evening, President Trump approved a revised continuing resolution, a critical short-term spending measure officially designated as the “Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture (Ag), Legislative Branch, Military Construction (Milcon), and Veterans Affairs (VA), and Extensions Act, 2026.” This legislation secures federal funding through January 2026, effectively bringing an end to what has been termed the Schumer Shutdown.
Earlier in the day, the House successfully passed the bill with notable bipartisan support. Among those crossing party lines was Representative Jared Golden from Maine’s 6th District, who stood as the only Democrat to endorse the original continuing resolution more than a month prior.
As highlighted by my colleague, Sister Toldjah:
As my colleague Sister Toldjah wrote:
It’s official: After a handful of Senate Democrats finally did their part on Monday, the House of Representatives has voted to end the Schumer Shutdown and reopen the government on Wednesday night in a 222-209 vote, with six Democrats voting in favor along with the GOP majority, and two Republicans voting with Democrats against it:
The House on Wednesday passed a sweeping spending package to reopen the government, setting the stage to end a marathon shutdown — the longest in U.S. history — that churned economic turmoil around the country and sparked an internal battle among Democrats over the future of the party and how best to take on President Trump.
The vote in the lower chamber was 222-209, almost strictly along party lines. Only two Republicans opposed the measure, to protest deficit spending, while six Democrats hopped the aisle to support it, citing the importance of getting federal funding flowing again.