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End of shutdown and temporary debt limit suspension
On October 15, two attempts by House GOP leaders to unite the party behind bills to end the shutdown on Republican terms failed. Conservative Republican House members accused moderate Republicans of undercutting the conservatives. Republican Representative Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania, a voice for ending the fight, was quoted as saying that Congress should have passed funding bill without policy strings attached several weeks earlier. With the House Republican caucus unable to come to agreement, and Speaker Boehner unwilling to seek Democratic votes, opportunity for legislative movement moved to the Senate. On October 16, the Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid (D-NV), and Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell (R-KY), agreed to a revised bill to fund the government through January 15, 2014, and suspend the debt limit until February 7. The bill passed 81 to 18 in the Senate, with support from all of the Democrats and 27 Republicans. Eighteen Republicans voted to oppose it.

Senate votes on the Reid-McConnell bill to end the shutdown


 * Republicans who voted in favor


 * Lamar Alexander (TN)
 * Kelly Ayotte (NH)
 * John Barasso (WY)
 * Roy Blunt (MO)
 * John Boozman (AR)
 * Richard Burr (NC)
 * Saxby Chambliss (GA)
 * Jeff Chiesa (NJ)
 * Dan Coats (IN)
 * Thad Cochran (MS)
 * Susan Collins (ME)
 * Bob Corker (TN)
 * Deb Fischer (NE)
 * Jeff Flake (AZ)
 * Lindsey Graham (SC)
 * Orrin Hatch (UT)
 * John Hoeven (ND)
 * Johnny Isakson (GA)
 * Mike Johanns (NE)
 * Mark Kirk (IL)
 * John McCain (AZ)
 * Mitch McConnell (KY)
 * Jerry Moran (KS)
 * Lisa Murkowski (AK)
 * Rob Portman (OH)
 * John Thune (SD)
 * Roger Wicker (MS)


 * Republicans who voted against
 * Tom Coburn (OK)
 * John Cornyn (TX)
 * Mike Crapo (ID)
 * Ted Cruz (TX)
 * Mike Enzi (WY)
 * Charles Grassley (IA)
 * Dean Heller (NV)
 * Ron Johnson (WI)
 * Mike Lee (UT)
 * Rand Paul (KY)
 * Jim Risch (ID)
 * Pat Roberts (KS)
 * Marco Rubio (FL)
 * Tim Scott (SC)
 * Jeff Sessions (AL)
 * Richard Shelby (AL)
 * Pat Toomey (PA)
 * David Vitter (LA)

All 52 Senate Democrats voted in favor
 * Democrats who voted in favor


 * Independents who voted in favor
 * Angus King (ME)
 * Bernie Sanders (VT)

Despite Republican efforts to strip the Affordable Care Act of funding or delay the law as part of a deal to reopen the government, the Senate plan's only concession to GOP leadership on the issue was stricter income verification rules for citizens accessing the health insurance exchanges. With only hours to go before the government breached the debt limit, Speaker Boehner admitted defeat in a radio interview, stating, "We fought the good fight, we just didn't win," and furthermore said he would encourage House Republicans to vote in favor of the Senate plan, despite an informal rule against advancing bills lacking a majority of Republican support. Republican leaders (Speaker John Boehner, Leader Eric Cantor, Whip Kevin McCarthy, and Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers) voted yes; Paul Ryan and Michele Bachmann voted no. President Obama signed the bill into effect just after midnight on October 17, 2013.

House Republicans who voted for the compromise

Spencer Bachus (AL) Lou Barletta (PA) Dan Benishek (MI) Gus Bilirakis (FL) John A. Boehner (OH) Charles Boustany (LA) Susan Brooks (IN) Vern Buchanan (FL) Ken Calvert (CA) Dave Camp (MI) Eric Cantor (VA) Shelley Moore Capito (WV) Howard Coble (NC) Mike Coffman (CO) Tom Cole (OK) Paul Cook (CA) Tom Cotton (AR) Kevin Cramer (ND) Rick Crawford (AR) Ander Crenshaw (FL) Steve Daines (MT) Rodney Davis (IL)

Charlie Dent (PA) Mario Diaz-Balart (FL) Michael G. Fitzpatrick (PA) Jeff Fortenberry (NE) Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ) Cory Gardner (CO) Jim Gerlach (PA) Chris Gibson (NY) Tim Griffin (AR) Mike Grimm (NY) Brett Guthrie (KY) Richard Hanna (NY) Gregg Harper (MS) Doc Hastings (WA) Joe Heck (NV) Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA) Darrell Issa (CA) Lynn Jenkins (KS) Dave Joyce (OH) Mike Kelly (PA) Peter T. King (NY) Adam Kinzinger (IL)

John Kline (MN) Leonard Lance (NJ) Tom Latham (IA) Frank LoBiondo (NJ) Kevin McCarthy (CA) Patrick T. McHenry (NC) Howard P. McKeon (CA) David McKinley (WV) Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA) Pat Meehan (PA) Gary G. Miller (CA) Tim Murphy (PA) Devin Nunes (CA) Erik Paulsen (MN) Robert Pittenger (NC) Dave Reichert (WA) Reid Ribble (WI) Scott Rigell (VA) Harold Rogers (KY) Mike Rogers (MI) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL) Peter Roskam (IL)

Jon Runyan (NJ) Aaron Schock (IL) John Shimkus (IL) Bill Shuster (PA) Mike Simpson (ID) Adrian Smith (NE) Christopher H. Smith (NJ) Steve Stivers (OH) Lee Terry (NE) Glenn Thompson (PA) Pat Tiberi (OH) Scott Tipton (CO) Fred Upton (MI) David Valadao (CA) Daniel Webster (FL) Edward Whitfield (KY) Robert J. Wittman (VA) Frank R. Wolf (VA) Steve Womack (AR) Don Young (AK) Todd Young (IN)

Note: All the House Democrats voted for the compromise

House Republicans who voted against the compromise

Robert B. Aderholt (AL) Justin Amash (MI) Mark Amodei (NV) Michele Bachmann (MN) Andy Barr (KY) Joe L. Barton (TX) Kerry Bentivolio (MI) Rob Bishop (UT) Diane Black (TN) Marsha Blackburn (TN) Kevin Brady (TX) Jim Bridenstine (OK) Mo Brooks (AL) Paul Broun (GA) Larry Bucshon (IN) Michael C. Burgess (TX) John Campbell (CA) John Carter (TX) Bill Cassidy (LA) Steven J. Chabot (OH) Jason Chaffetz (UT) Chris Collins (NY) Doug Collins (GA) K. Michael Conaway (TX) John Culberson (TX) Ron DeSantis (FL) Jeff Denham (CA) Scott Desjarlais (TN) Sean Duffy (WI) Jeffrey Duncan (SC) John J. Duncan Jr. (TN) Renee Ellmers (NC) Blake Farenthold (TX) Stephen Fincher (TN) Chuck Fleischmann (TN) John Fleming (LA)

Bill Flores (TX) J. Randy Forbes (VA) Virginia Foxx (NC) Trent Franks (AZ) Scott Garrett (NJ) Bob Gibbs (OH) Phil Gingrey (GA) Louie Gohmert (TX) Robert W. Goodlatte (VA) Paul Gosar (AZ) Trey Gowdy (SC) Kay Granger (TX) Sam Graves (MO) Morgan Griffith (VA) Ralph M. Hall (TX) Andy Harris (MD) Vicky Hartzler (MO) Jeb Hensarling (TX) George Holding (NC) Richard Hudson (NC) Tim Huelskamp (KS) Bill Huizenga (MI) Randy Hultgren (IL) Duncan D. Hunter (CA) Robert Hurt (VA) Bill Johnson (OH) Sam Johnson (TX) Walter B. Jones (NC) Jim Jordan (OH) Steve King (IA) Jack Kingston (GA) Doug LaMalfa (CA) Raul Labrador (ID) Doug Lamborn (CO) James Lankford (OK) Robert E. Latta (OH)

Billy Long (MO) Frank D. Lucas (OK) Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO) Cynthia M. Lummis (WY) Kenny Marchant (TX) Tom Marino (PA) Thomas Massie (KY) Michael McCaul (TX) Tom McClintock (CA) Mark Meadows (NC) Luke Messer (IN) John L. Mica (FL) Candice S. Miller (MI) Jeff Miller (FL) Markwayne Mullin (OK) Mick Mulvaney (SC) Randy Neugebauer (TX) Kristi Noem (SD) Richard Nugent (FL) Alan Nunnelee (MS) Pete Olson (TX) Steven Palazzo (MS) Steve Pearce (NM) Scott Perry (PA) Tom Petri (WI) Joe Pitts (PA) Ted Poe (TX) Mike Pompeo (KS) Bill Posey (FL) Tom Price (GA) Trey Radel (FL) Tom Reed (NY) Jim Renacci (OH) Tom Rice (SC) Martha Roby (AL) Phil Roe (TN)

Mike D. Rogers (AL) Dana Rohrabacher (CA) Todd Rokita (IN) Tom Rooney (FL) Dennis Ross (FL) Keith Rothfus (PA) Ed Royce (CA) Paul D. Ryan (WI) Matt Salmon (AZ) Mark Sanford (SC) Steve Scalise (LA) David Schweikert (AZ) Austin Scott (GA) F. James Sensenbrenner (WI) Pete Sessions (TX) Jason Smith (MO) Lamar Smith (TX) Steve Southerland (FL) Chris Stewart (UT) Steve Stockman (TX) Marlin Stutzman (IN) William M. Thornberry (TX) Michael R. Turner (OH) Ann Wagner (MO) Tim Walberg (MI) Greg Walden (OR) Jackie Walorski (IN) Randy Weber (TX) Brad Wenstrup (OH) Lynn Westmoreland (GA) Roger Williams (TX) Joe Wilson (SC) Rob Woodall (GA) Kevin Yoder (KS) Ted Yoho (FL)