The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to end the shutdown
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday evening passed a bill aimed at unlocking funding and ending the longest government shutdown in history, which President Donald Trump must now sign and enact.
The bill, which will fund the government at least until January 30, was passed by a vote of 222 to 209, with 216 Republicans and six Democrats voting in favor of the measure.
The Democratic minority in the House almost unanimously opposed the bill.
According to the latest reports, the shutdown costs the U.S. economy between $10 billion and $30 billion per week and could also destroy up to 2% of the national gross domestic product.
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