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The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to reopen the federal government on Wednesday, Nov. 12, two days after it passed the Senate

President Donald Trump signed the bill, ending the 43-day shutdown, the longest in U.S. history

The bill includes fully funding SNAP

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history came to an end on Wednesday, Nov. 12, after President Donald Trump signed the bill reopening the federal government.

“The federal government will now resume normal operations,” Trump said during a signing ceremony at the White House. He also thanked the Democratic Senators who “did the right thing in voting to end this craziness” by voting for the bill on Monday, Nov. 10.

Trump added his signature to the bill just hours after the bill passed the

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