After remaining closed for 43 days and after a partial reopening, Trump and the Republicans managed to ensure that the government had funds until September
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, signed on Tuesday the bill to reopen the federal government, putting an end to a partial shutdown that began over the weekend. The signing of the government reopening took place in a ceremony in the Oval Office packed with Republican lawmakers, including the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson.
Today, the House narrowly approved the five bills that it received from the Senate, already passed there, to keep the government of the USA funded until September and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) until February 13.
"This bill is a great victory for the American people. Instead of a bloated, wasteful monstrosity full of handouts to special interests, we have managed to pass a fiscally responsible package that actually cuts unnecessary federal spending while supporting critical programs for the safety and prosperity of the American people," Trump commented when he signed the new legislative document.
'Gran victoria para el pueblo': Trump puso fin al cierre del gobierno estadounidense
Democrats want to cut funding for ICE and DHS
The reason why DHS will only operate with funds until next month and its funding will be renegotiated in Congress is that Democrats want to restrict the immigration control policies promoted by Trump after agitator Alex Pretti's shooting in Minneapolis.
Even after the White House reached an agreement with Senate Democrats, there were still setbacks in the House for the spending package to be approved, since some Republican lawmakers wanted the SAVE Act, a bill that requires proof of citizenship in order to register to vote, to be included in the final document.
The SAVE Act, already approved in the House, must still be voted on in the Senate. On Monday, Trump posted on his Truth Social network that "there can be NO CHANGE at this time" to the bill, in reference to the attempts by Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who said that the SAVE Act would be a deal breaker if it were included in the spending package to reopen the government.
Democrats want to introduce reforms that would affect the way ICE and DHS agents operate to catch undocumented criminals. However, much of Trump's immigration agenda, such as the hiring of more ICE agents, was already enacted by the president in July as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB).
'Gran victoria para el pueblo': Trump puso fin al cierre del gobierno estadounidense
