The U.S. government shutdown ended after a record 43-days when President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill on Wednesday.

The shutdown caused great stress and confusion for the American people, were federal workers were furloughed or laid off, air traffic slowed down and food aid for millions of people where stopped or delayed.

The division between Congressional Republicans and Democrats were harsh, where many Democrats wanted to continue the shutdown to gain to extend an enhanced tax credit expiring at the end of the year that lowers the cost of health coverage obtained through Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Without it, premiums on average will more than double for millions of Americans, and more than two million people would lose health insurance coverage altogether nex

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