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| http://sablan.house.gov/press-release/us-fiscal-impasse-ends | U.S. fiscal impasse ends | 2013-10-17 | 2013 | 2013-10 | Independent | Senate | MP | Gregorio Sablan | S001177 | sablan.house.gov | legacy | Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and his minority counterpart Mitch McConnell of Kentucky reached agreement today to fund the U.S. government through January 15 of next year and to give the nation sufficient borrowing authority to last through February 7. Their accord, which ends 16 days of government shutdown and high anxiety over the possibility that America could default on its debt, was approved on a 81 to 18 vote in the U.S. Senate at 8:15 p.m. EST. The House followed two hours later, approving the temporary spending bill and debt limit increase, by a vote of 285 to 144. Democrats in the House accounted for 198 of the yes votes that will put federal employees back to work as early as tomorrow, and restore funding for veterans programs, the national parks, Head Start and nutritional assistance, and a myriad of other federal programs on hold since the October 1 beginning of the fiscal year. A majority of House Republicans opposed. Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan issued the following statement on the resolution of the weeks-long impasse over government finances: “Americans in the Northern Mariana Islands and throughout our country have lost income and had their well-being placed at risk, because of this needless shutdown of our national government. So, I am very glad to see it ended. I congratulate Mr. Reid and Mr. McConnell, in particular, for working together successfully in the best interest of the nation. “I know that federal employees in the Northern Mariana Islands share my relief to learn that they will be paid for the time they were locked out of their workplaces. I know that those in the Commonwealth government who are paid with federal funds will breathe easier; and the contractors and workers whose jobs require federal funds will be glad to know they can keep building. And I am sure that the many individuals and families who depend on federal education and health programs to make their lives better will be thankful that this crisis is over. “But we must all be concerned that the underlying issue of balancing the national books remains unresolved and that we could face another shutdown and debt ceiling showdown at the beginning of next year. “Senators Reid and McConnell’s agreement does call for a renewed effort to put together a budget that addresses the long-term costs our government faces by mid-December. That effort could end the uncertainty hanging over all of our lives and slowing down our economic recovery. “In putting our fiscal house in order, however, I believe we have to commit ourselves to supporting the education of our people at all stages of life, so we ensure that we have a strong middle class and not a nation with a growing gap where the middle used to be. And we must also make certain that the infrastructure of public services that underlies our economy and the American standard of living is at full strength everywhere in our country, including our islands. “The people of the Northern Marianas may not have a vote in the U.S. Congress, but I will continue to work in the days ahead to ensure that our voice is heard in all these national deliberations.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |