US government funding agreed: Congress moves closer to ending shutdown

The United States Senate has passed a government funding bill that would end the longest government shutdown in history, now in its 40th day. The resolution received the support of 60 senators, the minimum number of votes needed to pass it.

This is reported by CNN .

Journalists noted that the adoption of the bill became possible after a compromise was reached between Democratic and Republican senators.

Eight Democrats agreed to the terms of the deal, which includes a vote on extending health care subsidies and guaranteeing the return to work of all federal employees laid off during the government shutdown.

To finally end the shutdown, the document must be approved by the House of Representatives. After that, it will be sent to US President Donald Trump for signature.

Only after signing by the head of state will the law come into force, which will allow federal agencies to resume their full work.

By the way, the supply of American weapons worth more than five billion dollars to NATO allies and Ukraine is delayed due to the prolonged shutdown in the United States . The government shutdown has affected the procedures for arms sales and the activities of federal agencies.

It should be noted that in the United States, the Senate on October 6 failed to pass either of two resolutions that would have stopped the federal government shutdown.

As is known, the administration of US President Donald Trump is preparing to publish a list of government agencies that will see massive staff cuts after the government shutdown on October 1.

As a reminder, the US federal government officially shut down at midnight on October 1 due to the failure of attempts to pass temporary funding for the new budget year . The reason was the conflict between Democrats and Republicans in Congress.

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