WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - With the help of a handful of Senate Democrats who broke ranks, the end the 43-day federal government shutdown ended Wednesday night. President Donald Trump signed the legislation officially reopening the government.

“I want to also thank the eight Senate Democrats who finally did the right thing in voting to end this craziness, this madness,” Trump said.

As part of the deal that reopened the government, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) committed to having a vote in the Senate by Dec. 16 on whether to extend expiring subsidies for insurance premiums purchased under the Affordable Care Act, a key sticking point during budget negotiations.

Trump criticized the current system and called for changes to how health care subsidies are distributed.

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