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- On this vote, the yays are 222. The nays are 209. The bill has passed. - The House has just passed a federal funding bill to end a 43 day Government Shutdown.The longest in US history. - We went through this short term disaster with the Democrats because they thought it would be good politically, and it's an honor now to sign this incredible bill, and get our country working again. - Thank you, all.- [Narrator] They reached a deal that reverses mass layoffs and rewrites the federal definition of hemp. But ...

The yays are 222. The nays are 209. The bill is passed without objection.The motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> It's an honor now to sign this incredible bill and get our country working again. Thank you.It's cost the country $1.5% trillion dollars. This little excursion that they took us on. Republicans never wanted a shutdown and voted 15 times for a clean continuation of funding.There's never been a time when one or the other party ever didn't sign a continuation. It's just a continuation. Not ...

The eyes's are 60, the nays are 40. The bill, as amended, is passed. >> I know that the strain of these weeks has been immense.That you all have families, rent to meet, bills to pay, car and mortgage payments. And I'm grateful for all you have done to keep the Senate running. and for all that you do every day, shut down or no shutdown, to serve the Senate and to serve our country.And with that, after six excruciating weeks, I will stop talking and let all of you get some rest. I just want to reiterate my gr ...

Congress is making progress toward ending the longest ever shutdown in federal government history. The Senate voted 60 to 40 late on Sunday to advance some legislation that would reopen the government. >> The motion upon reconsideration is agreed to.>> What happened is you had eight Democrats voting with Republicans largely. >> We took a big step forward to protect the health care of tens of millions of Americans in exchange for funding through January 31st. Democrats, one of the things they've really been ...

Today, the Senate voted to start reopening the government. We took a big step forward to protect the health care of tens of millions of Americans in exchange for funding through January 31st. This agreement will give Democrats control of the Senate floor for a vote on one of our top legislative priorities, extending the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.This is important when Republicans control every branch of government. This agreement funds SNAP and food assistance programs, ensures that law enforc ...

I'm here at SFO waiting for my flight to depart to New York. It was supposed to take off about 4 hours ago. It's now 3:00 and I have at least another four to go.Uh I keep getting periodic alerts with the takeoff time moving up and back. Uh it's been a long day here at the airport, but it's given me a lot of time to talk to other travelers, many of whom have so far avoided delays. A lot of, you know, flights taking off here running on time.The lines for security were not super long. It's sort of business as ...

- Elon Musk is on the road to becoming the $1 trillion man, at least he might be in the next 10 years. In order to collect the entire compensation package, Musk has until 2035 to accomplish a list of super ambitious goals. Things like becoming an $8.5% trillion company, delivering 1 million robot taxis and 1 million humanoid robots.Now that it is a done deal, the vote actually opens up three even bigger questions for Tesla's future. Question number one, can Musk create a robot future for Tesla. The sharehol ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban is heading to Washington DC to meet with President Trump. Orban has touted the trip as a meeting between two allies who are aligned on a number of issues. Probably most important for Orban, however, is his request for an exemption for Hungary from Russian oil sanctions.During the first Trump administration, Orban tried to posture himself as an ally to Trump within the European Union. >> Victor Orban has done a tremendous job in so many different ways. highly respected r ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is ordering a reduction of 10% in the air traffic across 40 major airports around the country. This represents one of the most significant moves that the Trump administration has made in response to the federal government shutdown, which is now the longest in US history. >> We are going to proactively make decisions that keep the space the airspace safe.This is a real pressure point for lawmakers, but it remains to be seen whether that could lead to an agreement. We expec ...