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The deal, which passed the Senate earlier this week, will fund the government through Jan. 30, 2026, and provide a full year’s worth of funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits. Additionally, any furloughed federal workers would receive back pay, and fired workers will be rehired.
Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen changed her no-vote regarding federal shutdown after concession to allow vote on health care subsidies.
The Senate resolution that reopens the federal government without extending health care subsidies, but allows some Republicans to sue the government over the Jan. 6 investigation, is “betrayal of a bill,
Nevada Democratic Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto voted in favor of a Senate deal to end a 40-day government shutdown, with aims to fund SNAP and address health care costs.
Southwest Diner in Boulder City, Nevada, has been serving free meals to children since Monday to help families facing financial uncertainty amid the government shutdown.
President Trump signed a bill to fund government late Wednesday night, ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.