US government partial shutdown set to end

The US government partial shutdown is set to end after Senate Republicans and Democrats voted to approve a temporary funding bill.

Senator Chuck Schumer said Democrats would support the bill if Republicans addressed a programme that shields young immigrants from deportation.

Democrats refused to vote for the bill unless they secured protections for recipients of the Obama‑era programme.

Schumer said the three‑day shutdown was expected to end in a few hours.

Schumer said that they will vote today to re‑open the government to continue negotiating a global agreement.

Soon, the govt will reopen, and we have a lot to do:

• #ProtectDreamers
• Write a budget
• Address health care, veterans, disaster relief, pensions & the opioid epidemic.

The #TrumpShutdown will soon end, but the work goes on.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 22, 2018

Source: BBC