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U.S. Government Shutdown Agreement Reached, Covering the Next Three Weeks

posted by takyon on Friday January 25 2019, @10:22PM   
from the we're-safe...-for-now... dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Senate Passes Short-Term Deal To Reopen Government, With Trump's Endorsement

President Trump has endorsed a bipartisan deal that would end the 35-day partial government shutdown. The three-week stopgap funding measure would reopen shuttered agencies while negotiations continue.

Trump announces deal to lift shutdown

President Donald Trump has endorsed a deal to reopen the US government for three weeks, after a record-breaking shutdown of federal agencies.

But the pact does not include any money that Mr Trump has demanded for a US-Mexico border wall.

See also: Dem senator unveils 'Stop STUPIDITY Act' to prevent all shutdowns
White House: 'Large down payment' on wall could end government shutdown
35 ways the shutdown is affecting America

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• Re:So sick of kicking the can down the road(Score: 4, Interesting) by Thexalon on Saturday January 26 2019, @03:48AM

  by Thexalon (636) on Saturday January 26 2019, @03:48AM (#792167)

  Here's the thing: If Congress "kicks the can down the road" for long enough, their terms are up. And frankly, given what government has done when it's had the power to act in recent years, doing nothing seems like an improvement.

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  "Think of how stupid the average person is. Then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin

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