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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Nine things that cost less than the government shutdown -- including NASA's entire budget http://t.co/0RPgOM122D
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 17, 2013
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PHOTOS: Scenes from around the country as areas affected by the #shutdown reopen http://t.co/J87EjbjEnq
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) October 17, 2013
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Now that the government shutdown is over, let's focus on making YouTube marriage proposals punishable by death.
— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) October 17, 2013
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"The first government shutdown in 17 years is now over." —President Obama
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 17, 2013
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The shutdown is over. Now it's time for the government's grand reopening! I hope they have one of those inflatable dancing wind puppets.
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) October 17, 2013
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[American Voices] “It feels great to be out of that crisis and back to just being on the verge of crisis.” http://t.co/5x7Ip317sH
— The Onion (@TheOnion) October 17, 2013
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anarchy has ended in the government, now back to the everyday stupid gridlock in DC
— megan (@shmeg_flynn) October 17, 2013
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The only good thing about the #governmentshutdown is that we now have a good idea of the plot line for the 3rd season of #thenewsroom
— The West Wing (@thewestwingTV) October 17, 2013
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Day off AND the government is open again? Coffee. Panda cam. Repeat.
— josh groban (@joshgroban) October 17, 2013
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The #governmentshutdown is over, and the panda cam is back! All is right with the world! http://t.co/pf36GlPtpK
— E! Online (@eonline) October 17, 2013