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Longest government shutdown ends

Longest government shutdown ends

(Photo courtesy of Jacob Levin) “North Bridge Visitor Center in Concord” Benjamin Heffner Connector Editor After 43 days, on Nov. 12, President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan bill from both chambers of Congress, officially ending the longest government shutdown in American history.  The bill was voted 60-40 in the Senate and 222-209 in the House.