Trump Signs Bill Ending Shutdown, What Happens Next?
President Donald Trump has finally signed legislation ending the longest US government shutdown in history, after a 43-day standoff that halted food aid to millions of households, canceled thousands of flights, and left federal workers unpaid for more than a month. This signature allows the government to begin reopening, with some federal workers expected to return to work on Thursday.
However, even though the government shutdown is officially over, the full recovery process will take time. Some federal bureaucracies will need weeks to dig through the backlog of work that has been delayed since the shutdown began on October 1. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy estimated that flight restrictions at major airports will take up to a week to undo.
The government shutdown has had a negative impact on the US economy, with the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projecting a 1.5 percentage point decline in economic growth for this quarter. However, some of these losses are expected to be recovered early next year as federal programs resume and backlogs are paid to government workers. This decision comes after a vigorous effort to reopen the government, although Democrats largely opposed the bill because it did not include an extension of the Affordable Care Act's health insurance subsidies. (az)
Source: Newsmaker.id
