In her first day in office (this time around), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., did what she had vowed to do: Fund the government and pass a bill to reopen the departments closed in President Donald Trump’s shutdown.
The Post reported, "The six-bill package passed the House 241-190 Thursday night, and the short-term Homeland Security spending bill passed 239-192. A handful of Republicans broke ranks on each measure to vote 'yes' with the Democrats." By separating the two measures, Pelosi opened the door for "Senate Republicans to pass legislation that would reopen most of the government while setting aside the debate over the border wall.