Six House Democrats broke party ranks to vote with Republicans on legislation ending the government shutdown, which President Donald Trump signed Wednesday.
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ThesixHouseDemocratswhobrokerankswithpartyleadershipbyvotinginfavoroflegislationthatendedthegovernmentshutdownarenowopeningupabouttheiractions,withonesaying,“ThelastseveralweekshavebeenacasestudyinwhymostAmericanscan’tstandCongress.”
Reps.MarieGluesenkampPerezofWashington,JaredGoldenofMaine,AdamGrayofCalifornia,DonDavisofNorthCarolina,HenryCuellarofTexasandTomSuozziofNewYorkwerethesixwhovotedwithallbuttwoRepublicanstopassthebillbya222to209margin.PresidentDonaldTrumpthensignedthelegislationlateWednesdaynight,puttinganendtothelongestshutdowninU.S.history.
“Americanscan’taffordfortheirRepresentativestogetsocaughtupinlandingapartisanwinthattheyabandontheirobligationtocometogethertosolvetheurgentproblemsthatournationfaces,”GluesenkampPerezwroteonX.“ThelastseveralweekshavebeenacasestudyinwhymostAmericanscan’tstandCon
