House Sends Senate Bill To President’s Desk After Six Democrats Break Ranks

Thursday, November 13, 2025, 6:30 A.M. ET. 3 Minute Read, By Jennifer Hodges, Political Editor: Englebrook Independent News,

WASHINGTON, DC.- After 43 days of a shutdown triggered and sustained by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and congressional Democrats, the U.S. government is officially open again. President Donald J. Trump signed into law a clean Continuing Resolution (CR) at 10:25 p.m. Wednesday night, immediately restoring federal operations and funding the government through January 30, 2025.

     The breakthrough came after the House of Representatives voted 222–209 late Wednesday to approve the Senate-passed CR, which contained no Democratic policy demands and delivered none of the concessions Democrats had insisted on for more than six weeks.

     The decisive margin was made possible by six House Democrats who crossed party lines to vote with Republicans and push the bill over the finish line. Those members were:

• Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME)
• Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA)
• Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
• Rep. Don Davis (D-NC
• Rep. Adam Gray (D-CA)
• Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY)

     Their votes ensured the passage of the clean CR, delivering a stark political message: Democrats received none of the policy victories they had sought when they allowed the government to close 43 days ago.

Democrats’ Strategy Collapses;

     The shutdown began when Senate Democrats refused to advance a funding bill without sweeping immigration policy changes and billions in new domestic spending, measures Republicans described as unrelated leverage attempts. For weeks, both chambers stalled as federal workers went unpaid, key services halted, and national parks, agencies, and programs shuttered.

     But as public pressure intensified, cracks emerged within the Democratic caucus. Moderate members, especially those in competitive districts, signaled growing frustration with the shutdown’s political and economic fallout.

     Wednesday night’s vote ultimately demonstrated that frustration had reached the breaking point.

White House Calls Outcome A “Total Vindication;”

     White House officials framed the clean CR as a “complete and total vindication” of President Trump’s insistence that Democrats should reopen the government without extracting unrelated policy demands.

     “This is what the President called for on day one: fund the government and stop hurting the American people,” one senior administration official said following the signing ceremony.

     President Trump signed the CR less than an hour after it reached the White House, praising the bipartisan votes but emphasizing that Democrats had “held the country hostage for nothing.”

Schumer Faces Backlash;

     Within minutes of the House passage, criticism intensified toward Senate Democrats, particularly Schumer, who had insisted the shutdown would force Republicans to accept Democratic priorities. Instead, the final bill simply funds the government at existing levels.

     House Republicans, meanwhile, framed the night as a legislative victory and a rebuke of what they called “reckless political brinkmanship.”

     The new funding deadline of January 30, 2026, sets the stage for another legislative fight early next year. Still, Wednesday’s vote and the President’s swift approval ended the longest shutdown since 2019 and underscored the limits of Democrats’ strategy.

Editor’s Note;

This report is based on official congressional voting records, public White House statements, and verified timelines from federal legislative tracking services. Attribution is incorporated accordingly. Written by Jdennifer Hodges, Political Editor, for Englebrook Independent News.