Government shutdown updates: Trump signs government funding bill
The president attacked Democrats over the shutdown and other issues.
President Donald Trump late Wednesday night signed a funding bill that will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
The House passed the bill by a 222-209 margin earlier in the evening. The Senate passed the bill on Monday.
The legislation will fund the government through Jan. 30 and provide funding for some government agencies for the remainder of the fiscal year.
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Jeffries says House Democrats will oppose bill to reopen the government
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters that it is his "strong expectation" that House Democrats will oppose the funding bill that would reopen the government tomorrow.
The House is expected to vote on that bill Wednesday afternoon, though there is no specific timing yet.
Speaking alongside other Democratic lawmakers ahead of a Rules Committee meeting on Tuesday evening, Jeffries unveiled a proposed amendment calling for a three-year extension of Obamacare subsidies.
"You now have an opportunity to actually take some action in an area of this health care crisis by working with Democrats before the Rules Committee this evening to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits," Jeffries told his Republican colleagues.
Ranking Member of the Rules Committee Jim McGovern said he took the train down from Massachusetts today in order to make the Rules Committee meeting.
"I got an earful from a lot of people," he said. "People are pissed."
He added, "I've had constituents come up to me and tell me that, that, you know, they don't know what they're going to do. I mean, they can't afford the skyrocketing costs of their health insurance. This is a life or death issue for people."
-ABC News' Meghan Mistry
House lawmakers look to alternate transportation back to DC
House lawmakers are scrambling back to D.C. to make votes for Wednesday on reopening the government. Several members are opting for alternate travel methods as they aim to avoid flight delays.
Wisconsin GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden is riding his motorcycle all the way from Wisconsin to Washington to make it back in time for votes. He said he is riding for 951.8 miles. The congressman posted several videos documenting his travel here and here.
Republican Rep. Rick Crawford of Arkansas posted about his road trip back to D.C. His office told ABC News that he is driving back with Mississippi GOP Rep. Trent Kelly to “avoid any risk with flight delays.”
Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico posted a video walking through the airport as she heads back to D.C.
-ABC News’ Lauren Peller
Johnson announces he’ll swear in Rep.-elect Grijalva on Wednesday
House Speaker Mike Johnson announced he will officially swear in Arizona Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva at approximately 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
Grijalva was elected Sept. 23 in a special election to replace her father, Rep. Raul Grijalva, who died in March. The speaker has refused to swear her in until the House returned.
The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on the government funding bill the Senate passed Monday to reopen the government.
-ABC News’ Lauren Peller
Duffy says air traffic controllers will be made whole within a week of government reopening
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, at a news conference at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, said once the government is reopened that air traffic controllers will start to be paid within 24 to 48 hours. That will include 70% of their back pay, Duffy said, with the remainder of their missed paychecks being issued within a week.
"Rest assured, when the shutdown is over, they will be made whole, and they'll be made whole within a week," Duffy said.