Trump offers to re-open gov’t

President Donald Trump agreed to temporarily re-open the federal government – after congressional funding approval – until Feb. 15 basically surrendering to Democrats in the U.S. House. Trump agreed Jan. 25 with negotiated terms of lawmakers after the 35-day shutdown began to negatively impact air travel. Earlier Jan. 25, LaGuardia (NYC) Airport briefly closed due to a shortage of air traffic controllers. Under the agreement, Trump will sign a short-term spending bill through Feb. 15 and Congress will begin negotiating border security legislation. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said the chamber will vote “immediately” on the deal. House passage is required and could happen quickly, unless a member objects. In that case, House members would have to return to Washington for a floor vote. (Source: Bloomberg 01/25/19)