Top 10 reactions to the end of the government shutdown

Republicans and Democrats finally reached an agreement on a deal that would effectively reopen the government and avoid a U.S. debt default—just in time to meet the Thursday deadline for raising the debt limit.

According to CBS, the bill will keep the government open until January 15 and will raise the debt ceiling through February 7. The measure passed 81 to 18 in the Senate, and signed by President Obama after it was approved 285 to 144 in the House.

National parks and other non-essential federal agencies began to reopen after Congress finally agreed on a spending bill, and hundreds of thousands of furloughed workers will now return to work.

But despite this, many are angry—and rightfully so—that it took so long for our representatives, particularly for our Tea Party and ultra conservative Republicans, to end the shutdown. We’re all relieved, but many of us will likely not forget that Congress failed to do their job in the first place. And as is common in our culture, many took to Twitter to voice their relief, concerns and various other reactions to the reopening of the government. Here are the 10 best reactions to the end of the government shutdown:

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