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--:-- Corva Coleman: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. Last night, the Senate voted on a measure that would bring the government shutdown to an end. On this vote, the ayes are 60, the nays are 40. The bill as amended is passed. The measure now heads for the House, and PR Sam Gringlas explains what's inside this government spending measure.
--:-- Sam Gringlas: The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill lasting through January 30th after a more than month-long impasse that resulted in missed paychecks for federal workers, delayed food assistance, and air travel disruptions. The package includes a trio of regular appropriations bills funding some parts of the government through next September, as well as language to reverse the shutdown firings of federal employees and ensure that federal workers get back pay. But the deal does not include an extension of expiring subsidies for health insurance premiums. Democrats have been promised a Senate vote on legislation to address the health care subsidies but that does not guarantee it pass or get a vote in the House.
--:-- Corva Coleman: Sam Greenglass NPR News Washington The government shutdown has interrupted federal food assistance for more than 40 million Americans A federal judge has ordered President Trump to spend contingency money so people can access money for the food. Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block that order and opposes sending the contingency money for food. People getting the aid are facing confusion. From Member station KOSU, Anna Pope visited a food pantry in Oklahoma.
--:-- Anna Pope: Amparo Espinosa has been going to the Mid-Del Food Pantry in Midwest City for about six years. Espinosa likes coming here. The people are nice. But a month ago, she says there wasn't a wait. You could see the need to get food because of what happened with the government. And I think it's very sad that we are suffering the consequences of the people that should take care of us.
--:-- Anna Pope: Last month, many here were getting food aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, including Espinosa. This month, Espinosa has not yet received her $21 through SNAP. She says the program helps her afford certain things, but for others, she knows it is a lifeline. For NPR News, I'm Anna Pope in Midwest City, Oklahoma.
--:-- Corva Coleman: President Trump is again suggesting that money collected by the U from tariffs on imported goods could be given to some Americans And one of the things we going to do we going to issue a dividend to our middle people and lower people of about and we going to use the remaining tariffs to lower our debt But Treasury Secretary Scott Besant said over the weekend that the dividend could take several other forms rather than direct payments. Besant suggested that could come from no taxes imposed on income from tips, overtime, or other areas. The U.S. Supreme Court is deciding how much power the president has to impose tariffs. President Trump has been writing online criticizing opposition to his actions on tariffs.
--:-- Corva Coleman: This is NPR. A frigid mass of cold air continues to blanket the eastern two-thirds of the country. A winter storm is pulling away from the Great Lakes region. Officials in the Chicago area delayed flights because of the storm. That's on top of reduced air traffic in the U.S. due to the government shutdown.
--:-- Kyle Ferreira: A federal appeals court panel has ruled in favor of striking news employees at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The ruling upholds a decision that the newspaper's owners engaged in bad-faith bargaining during contract negotiations. The workers have been on strike for three years.
--:-- Kyle Ferreira: The ruling comes amid the longest ongoing strike in the country Last year the National Labor Relations Board found that the Post owner the block company, had bargained in bad faith and ordered it to undo cuts to health care benefits and other changes to employment terms. The appeals panel agreed and upheld the board's order, but the case is far from over.
--:-- Kyle Ferreira: Ernst Orsati is a labor lawyer with Quatrini Law Group, which is not involved in the case. If they weren't stringing out, that's exactly what could happen. I've had NLRB cases that lasted five and six years because employers were determined to drive them out. The Post Gazette's owner can still appeal. That process alone could take another year. For NPR News, I'm Kyle Ferreira in Pittsburgh.
--:-- Corva Coleman: This is Veterans Day. It's also the anniversary of the end to fighting in World War I with the signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany. It was supposed to take effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.
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