The largest shutdown in United States history is finally over. President Donald Trump signed the government funding bill Wednesday night following passage in the House. The process to fully reopen the government begins after it was shut down for a total of 43 days. The shutdown brought uncertainty to many in the borough from SNAP benefits not being dispersed and delays and cancellations at airports. Federal employees were also not being paid. Those federal employees included air traffic controllers who are now set to get backpay after missing two paychecks. The good news, the FAA says flight reductions will stay at 6 percent instead of increasing even more at the end of the week now that more controllers will be coming to work. However, travelers should still check their flight status, as 6% are still getting cut. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says officials need time to assess whether the air traffic system can return to normal operations safely. The funding bill passed last night without a vote on health care funding that Democrats had been holding out for. That vote will now likely happen in December. The vote not happening means health care costs will more than double for those who rely on affordable care act marketplaces. The bill provides funding through January, but does not guarantee that Obamacare subsidies will be extended once they expire. The House speaker says he wants program reforms first. However, Democrats vow to keep fighting. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says "Either Republicans finally decide to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits this year, or the American people will throw Republicans out of their jobs next year." One other aspect of the shutdown that hit our borough hard is SNAP benefits. Those should be available again soon.