Washington sources have reported that President Donald Trump signed a bill reopening the government late on Monday, ending a 69 hour display of partisan dysfunction after Democrats reluctantly voted to temporarily pay for resumed operations. Accordingly they relented in return for Republican assurances that the Senate will soon take up the plight of young immigrant “dreamers” and other contentious issues.
Meanwhile according to the White House press secretary Sarah Sanders predicted that operations would return to normal by Tuesday morning. Accordingly the plan is far from what many activists and Democrats hoped when they decided to use the budget deadline as leverage. It doesn’t tie the immigration vote to another piece of legislation, a tactic often used to build momentum.
Moreover the lawmakers feuded, signs of the shutdown were evident at
national parks and in some federal agencies. Further the Social Security and
most other safety net programs were unaffected by the lapse in federal spending
authority. Critical government functions continued, with uniformed service
members, health inspectors and law enforcement officers set to work without
pay.
