{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://crane.house.gov/2025/11/13/longest-federal-government-shutdown-in-u-s-history-ends/", "Longest Federal Government Shutdown in U.S. History Ends", "2025-11-13", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Elijah Crane", "C001132", "crane.house.gov", "crane", "https://crane.house.gov/media/", "scraper", "On September 19, 2025, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) voted in favor of a House-passed funding bill, which would have kept the government open at previous funding levels through November 21, 2025.\n\nHowever, the Senate failed to approve the clean funding extension on 14 separate occasions before an agreement was finally reached.\n\nThe impasse triggered the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, causing missed paychecks, furloughs, travel delays, and uncertainty for millions of Americans.\n\nUltimately, a bipartisan coalition of 8 Democrats and 52 Republicans passed a bill, funding the government through January 30, 2026. The package also included appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, the Department of Agriculture, and the Legislative Branch through September 30, 2026.\n\nLast night, the House of Representatives approved the Senate\u2019s legislation, officially ending the prolonged stalemate. As he did in September, Rep. Crane voted again to keep the government open.\n\nThroughout the shutdown, Rep. Crane consistently urged his colleagues to support reopening the government. Yet, every single Democrat from Arizona blocked the funding measure.\n\nAlthough Washington was brought to a standstill, Rep. Crane remained focused on the priorities of rural Arizona during the impasse. He also requested that his own pay be withheld and cosponsored a constitutional amendment to prevent congressional pay and back pay during future shutdowns.\n\nFor more information, please click here.\n\n\u201cLast night, I once again voted to fund the federal government. The American people should never be used as leverage to advance a political agenda,\u201d said Rep. Crane. \u201cTo those who dealt with missed paychecks, worked without pay, and lived with great uncertainty, your determination and resolve are admirable. To the amazing people of rural Arizona who stood by one another during this challenge, I\u2019m grateful for your strength and dedication to each other.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://crane.house.gov/2025/11/13/longest-federal-government-shutdown-in-u-s-history-ends/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6149990260601044, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}