After record shutdown, Trump restores government operations, hits out at Democrats
Ending the longest government shutdown in American history, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening signed a funding bill passed by the House of Representatives, restoring operations to federal agencies after weeks of disruption.
During the signing ceremony at the Oval Office, President Trump accused Democrats of causing widespread harm during the shutdown, which lasted more than a month.
“The Democrats’ shutdown has inflicted massive harm. They caused 20,000 flights to be cancelled or delayed, deprived more than 1 million government workers of their paychecks, and cut off food stamp benefits for millions more Americans in need,” Trump said. “They caused tens of thousands of federal contractors and small businesses to go unpaid.”
The president added that the full economic and social impact of the shutdown would take time to assess.
“It will take weeks to assess, and probably months to calculate accurately, including the serious harm that they did to our economy and to people and to families,” Trump said.
Standing alongside Republican lawmakers who applauded the move, Trump declared that the bill marked a stand against political coercion.
“Today we are sending a clear message that we will never give in to extortion,” he added.
Government operations to take several days to resume
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said federal agencies would take time to return to normal operations.
“It will take about a week before flight restrictions at major airports begin to be lifted,” he said.
The shutdown had grounded or delayed thousands of flights nationwide and disrupted critical services, from airport security to national parks.
Inside the funding bill
The newly passed legislation reverses the firing of federal employees carried out during the shutdown and offers protections against further layoffs until January. It also guarantees back pay for all affected government workers.
An estimated 670,000 furloughed employees are expected to return to work, while another similar number who worked without pay—including more than 60,000 air traffic controllers and airport security personnel—will receive compensation retroactively.
The shutdown, which began amid disputes over federal spending and border security, has now ended after more than a month, leaving the White House and Congress to grapple with its lasting political and economic consequences.
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