The U.S. Senate has approved a bill aimed at ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, with support from several Democratic senators. The bill will now be sent to the House of Representatives for approval later this week.
The measure passed with a vote of 60 to 40 and will then be sent to the House for approval before going to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.
This development comes after Republicans and Democrats reached a temporary agreement to fund the government until January, following disputes over healthcare funding, food assistance programs, and Trump’s decisions to dismiss federal employees.
Trump praised the compromise, describing it as “very good.”
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said the government shutdown would end “very soon.” When asked whether he would abide by the terms of the agreement—including reinstating federal employees who were dismissed during the shutdown—he responded, “I will abide by the agreement,” adding that “the deal is very good.”