Trump Signs House-Passed, Short-Term CR, Ending the Schumer Shutdown – RedState
President Trump signed the Revised Continuing Resolution, a short-term spending bill officially known as the “Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture (Ag), Legislature, Military Construction (Milcon), and Veterans Affairs (VA) and Extensions Act of 2026” on Wednesday evening, which will fund the federal government through January 2026, ending the Schumer shutdown once and for all.
RedState covered the House’s passage of the bill in a final vote earlier Wednesday, with help from a healthy cadre on the other side of the aisle, including Rep. Jared Golden (ME-6), who was the only Democrat to vote for the original CR more than a month ago.
As my colleague Sister Toldjah wrote:
It’s official: After a handful of Senate Democrats finally did their part on Monday, the House of Representatives voted to end Schumer’s shutdown and reopen the government Wednesday night by a vote of 222 to 209, with six Democrats voting in favor and the Republican majority, and two Republicans voting with Democrats against:
The House on Wednesday passed a sweeping spending package aimed at reopening the government, paving the way for the end of a marathon shutdown — the longest in U.S. history — that has brought economic turmoil to the country and sparked an internal battle among Democrats over the future of the party and how best to confront President Trump.
The vote in the lower house was 222 to 209, almost strictly along party lines. Only two Republicans opposed the measure to protest the budget deficit, while six Democrats jumped in to support it, citing the importance of boosting federal funding.
READ MORE: Despite Democrats’ Shenanigans, House Votes to Reopen Government
Only House Democrats who crossed the aisle voting to keep the government open, blasted Democrats, and just announced their future
The White House celebrated this great moment in the lower house in an X post:
HUGE: Congress Passes Bill to END DEMOCRATS’ CLOSURE.
Now on to President Trump’s office. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/og0SGFmKks
– The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 13, 2025
Watch the president sign the bill:
🚨 BREAKING: With the Stroke of a Pen, President Trump Officially REOPENS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
“With my signature, the federal government will now resume its NORMAL OPERATIONS!”
For 43 days, the Republicans held on. Ultimately, the bill did NOT include funds for:
– Illegal aliens
-… pic.twitter.com/QAM39YwBXe– Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 13, 2025
Close. Trump also took the opportunity to make remarks about what this would mean for the American people:
.@POTUS: “With my signature, the federal government will now resume normal operations and my administration, along with our partners in Congress, will continue our work to lower the cost of living, restore public safety…and make America affordable again for all Americans.” pic.twitter.com/ybJjiM2lIL
– Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 13, 2025
He went on to chastise Democrats for ‘extortion'[ion]” they inflicted on the country during the Schumer shutdown:
.@POTUS: “Over the past 43 days, Democrats in Congress have shut down the United States government in an effort to extort hundreds of billions of dollars from American taxpayers for illegal aliens… Today, we are sending a clear message: We will NEVER give in to extortion.” pic.twitter.com/kMKncQPsiL
– Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 13, 2025
Trump added more about the pain felt by Americans, including air traffic controllers at the nation’s airports, and other public workers who did not receive paychecks, and those in need who did not receive SNAP to feed their families:
.@POTUS: “The Democrats’ shutdown has inflicted tremendous harm. They have caused the cancellation or delay of 20,000 flights…they have deprived more than a million public workers of their paychecks and cut off food stamp benefits for millions and millions of Americans in need.” pic.twitter.com/KCdnltt95L
– Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 13, 2025
You can watch the full event via the video below from the WH X account:
President Trump signs Senate amendment to HR 5371 https://t.co/YvF1x3E8yz
– The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 13, 2025
This is a developing story, RedState will provide further updates as more information becomes available.
[Editor’s Note: This article was edited for clarity post-publication.]
Editor’s note: After more than 40 days of screwing Americans, some Senate Democrats finally gave in. Shutting down Schumer was never about principle – it was simply about inflicting pain for political reasons.
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