WASHINGTON—Lawmakers reached a deal on Jan. 22 to reopen the government just three days after Democrats forced a shutdown over illegal immigration. Congress voted to extend funding through Feb. 8, which is the new deadline for both parties to reach an agreement on government spending levels and find a permanent solution for illegal immigrants who came into the country as children.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called the shutdown a “regrettable episode.” It “reminded all of us that in the United States Senate brinkmanship and hostage-taking simply do not work,” he said from the Senate floor on Jan. 23.
