Poll: 50% of Americans blame the government shutdown on the Republican Party, while 47% blame the Democratic Party.

BlockBeats News, November 13th, local time Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a funding bill to provide aid during the shutdown, retroactively pay hundreds of thousands of federal employees, and restore normal operations of the air traffic control system. After the bill was approved by the House with a vote of 222 to 209, the record-breaking 43-day U.S. federal government shutdown is set to officially end, although the two parties continue to dispute over federal healthcare subsidies. The bill will be sent to President Trump for signature. The House passed the bill on Wednesday, and despite fierce opposition from Democrats, Trump’s support largely maintained Republican unity. What angered Democrats was that their colleagues in the Senate initiated a prolonged standoff that failed to reach an agreement to extend federal Medicare subsidies. The Senate had previously passed the bill, and although both parties accused each other, neither side seemed to achieve a clear victory. A poll released by Reuters/Ipsos on Wednesday found that 50% of Americans blame the government shutdown on the Republicans, while 47% blame the Democrats. (Jin10)