After a 16-day shutdown, federal government workers here in the city are back at work.
President Barack Obama early this morning signed a bill passed by the House and Senate to reopen the government and raise the nation’s debt limit.
The Republican-led House passed the measure 285 to 144 after the Democrat-led Senate approved it by a vote of 81 to 18.
The legislation funds the government until January 15, and allows the U.S. Treasury to keep borrowing until February 7.
It also includes back pay for furloughed federal government workers, who have been without a paycheck for the duration of the impasse.
The president addressed reporters between the votes and said lawmakers still have a lot of work to do.
“I’ve got some thoughts about how we can move forward in the remainder of the year and stay focused on the job at hand, because there’s a lot of work ahead of us, including our need to earn back the trust of the American people that’s been lost over the last few weeks. And, we can begin to do this with addressing the real issues that they care about,” Obama said.
The deal also prevents the nation from defaulting on its loans.
The deadline for a default was midnight last night.
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