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Congress has passed legislation to reopen the federal government, ending a record-setting shutdown that cut off food stamp funding and snarled air traffic.

Republicans used their majority in the House of Representatives to push through a deal that will restore the flow of government funds until Jan. 30 and reverse federal layoffs during the shutdown, which on Wednesday reached its 43rd day. President Donald Trump is expected to quickly sign the measure into law Wednesday night, after a narrow vote in the House.

Two Republican representatives rejected the measure, although it won the support of six House Democrats. They joined eight members of the Democratic Senate caucus who struck a deal earlier this week that includes funding of food stamp payments for a year under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, guaranteed back pay to all federal workers and assurances that money will keep flowing through 2026 to veterans, farmers and legislative services.

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