Trump Agrees to Reopen Federal Government
President Donald Trump said Jan. 25 that he and Congress have reached a deal to end the partial federal government shutdown and reopen the government for three weeks. He promised to sign a bill temporarily funding the parts of the government that have not been funded this fiscal year. The bill would take funding through Feb. 15.
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Democrats had said they would not negotiate on Trump's demand for border security funding unless the government was reopened. Trump said there will be more spending on manpower and drug detection equipment to facilitate "legal trade and travel through our lawful points of entry," but also emphasized that building more barriers has to be part of the next Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill. "It's just common sense. Walls work," he said. "If we don't get a fair deal from Congress, the government will either shut down on February 15 again" or he will use emergency powers to fund construction.
Trump, speaking from the White House Rose Garden, also thanked the 800,000 federal workers who either worked without pay or were furloughed for more than a month, saying, "You are fantastic people. You are incredible patriots."