Six House Democrats defied their party to support a crucial funding bill, ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The move, despite opposition from two House Republicans, allowed Speaker Johnson to pass the measure with a vote of 222 to 209. The Democrats, including Jared Golden, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Adam Gray, Don Davis, Henry Cuellar, and Tom Suozzi, were seen as making a strategic move to appeal to their constituents. The shutdown had significant impacts, leaving federal workers without pay and affecting food assistance programs. Republicans Thomas Massie and Greg Steube voted against the bill, with Massie opposing government spending and Steube objecting to a specific provision concerning senators phone records.

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