{"id":400,"date":"2013-10-17T11:13:04","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T11:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=400"},"modified":"2013-10-17T11:13:04","modified_gmt":"2013-10-17T11:13:04","slug":"congress-ends-us-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/congress-ends-us-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress ends US shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"US\"<\/a>The US government reopened its doors Thursday after Congress passed legislation to end a government shutdown and \u2014 just in the nick of time \u2014 avert a US debt default in a bipartisan deal that left Republicans little to show for the epic political drama that threatened to rattle the world economy.
\nThe Senate voted 81-18 to send the measure to the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, which passed it late Wednesday night 285-144. President Barack Obama signed the measure \u2014 which adhered strictly to the terms he laid down when the twin crises erupted more than three weeks ago \u2014 shortly after midnight Thursday.
\nCongress had faced a deadline of 11:59 p.m. on Thursday to raise the government\u2019s borrowing authority or risk a default on its obligations.
\nThe bill reopens the government through Jan. 15 and permits the Treasury to borrow normally through Feb. 7 or perhaps a month longer. It includes nothing for Republicans demanding to eradicate or scale back Obama\u2019s signature health care overhaul.
\n\u201cWe fought the good fight. We just didn\u2019t win,\u201d conceded House Speaker John Boehner as lawmakers lined up to vote on the bill.<\/p>\n

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