House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is holding a press conference on Wednesday afternoon after his party agreed to bring the longest government shutdown in U.S. history to a close.
Jeffries and other House Democrats will address the media at 2 p.m. in Washington, D.C.
SENATE PASSES BILL TO END GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, TEEING UP FINAL HOUSE PASSAGE
Senate Democrats pushed the House-passed congressional resolution to open the government across the finish line on Monday evening after blocking it for weeks due to concerns about a lack of a provision extending Obamacare subsidies.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is seeking to hold a final vote in the House to pass the measure into law on Wednesday evening.