The U.S. government shutdown is over.
Only hours before the United States Treasury ran out of money to pay U.S. debts, both the Senate and the House approved a bill to end the 16-day government shutdown by funding the federal government through Jan. 15 and raising the United States debt ceiling through Feb. 7. Reuters reports that the Senate passed the bill 81-18. No numbers are immediately available for the House vote.
The proposal is currently on its way to the office of President Obama, who has promised to sign the bill “immediately.”
"Once this agreement arrives on my desk, I will sign it immediately," Obama said at a press conference on Wednesday night. "We'll begin reopening our government immediately, and we can begin to lift this cloud of uncertainty and unease from our businesses and from the American people."
Though the bill only fund the federal government for a few more months, President Obama has promised that the nation will not see a similar shutdown come January.
Government Shutdown Ends As House And Senate Pass Budget, Debt Ceiling Bill
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