Following the longest shutdown in US history, the country’s federal government officially reopened. The closure lasted 43 days.

According to CNN, the government reopened after a House of Representatives vote on a funding bill, which passed 222-209. Nearly every Republican and a group of Democrats voted for the bill.

The vote hit the floor just days after eight Democratic senators dropped their demands that the bill extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, which are set to lapse at the end of this year.

As part of the deal, the Senate was to vote on the enhanced subsidies in December. However, the agreement with the other side of the aisle did not guarantee that the healthcare assistance would be extended.

The new bill establishes a “funding cliff” for Congress on Jan. 30. It

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