Trump wrote on his Truth Social account: “The Democrats have cost our country $1.5 trillion with their recent escalations to shut down our country.” In the same context, last Monday, a procedural vote was held on a package of government funding bills that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The approved package includes funding for the Department of Agriculture, including payments under the SNAP food assistance program, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as programs and benefits for veterans and Pentagon construction projects for the fiscal year 2026. The rest of the government agencies will be funded until January 30, 2026. The package also cancels the mass layoffs of federal government employees that began on October 1. It is noted that the shutdown, which began on October 1, is considered the longest in U.S. history.
