US government shutdown ends: Trump calls it a “very big victory”
Despite the Republican majority, Senate rules required several Democratic votes for the budget resolution to pass.
Ultimately, eight centrist opposition senators voted in favor following intense, behind-the-scenes negotiations. These elected officials have drawn the ire of many members of their own party, who are decrying insufficient concessions and viewing the outcome as empty promises from the Republicans.
California Governor Gavin Newsom publicly complained on X on Sunday, calling the vote a "capitulation" and a "betrayal" of working America.
The Democratic minority leader in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, urged Republicans to honor their commitment to soon organize a separate congressional vote. The aim is to extend specific subsidies for "Obamacare," the primary public health insurance program for low-income Americans.
"Now we will have to see whether facts will be followed or whether they were just words," Jeffries told CNN.
The question of these subsidies remains at the heart of the protracted dispute between Republicans and Democrats that triggered the US budget crisis.
Since October 1, over a million federal employees have gone without pay. The disbursement of certain federal aid has been severely disrupted, and air travel has been impacted, evidenced by hundreds of flight cancellations every day.
Translation by Iurie Tataru
