Rival Democrats tore themselves apart over the plan, and President Donald Trump hailed triumph on Tuesday as an attempt to end the longest-ever US government shutdown went to a final vote.
After eight Democrats defected to support Trump’s Republicans in the Senate on Monday, the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a budget package on Wednesday to break the six-week impasse.
Trump interrupted his Veterans Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery to applaud Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson.
“Congratulations to you and to John and to everybody on a very big victory,” Trump said as he spotted Johnson in the audience.
“We’re opening up our country — it should have never been closed,” added Trump, bucking US presidential tradition by using a ceremonial event to score political points.
Later, Trump stated that he anticipated the plan to finance the government until January being approved by the Republican-controlled House. “Only people that hate our country want to see it not open,” he stated to ESPN.
