President Donald Trump on Friday gave into demands by congressional Democrats to reopen the federal government before having a debate on funding border security, putting an end to the 35-day government shutdown, the longest in American history.

“Disagreement in policy should never be a reason to shut down government, it really shouldn't, especially for a period of time that has an impact on the paychecks,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Friday. “I am sad it has taken this long. I am glad that we’ve come to a conclusion as to how to go forward in the next three weeks.”

Under the deal, Congress passed legislation to open the government through Feb. 15, which would allow 800,000 federal workers, including 3,500 Nevadans, to return to work.

The agreement was supported by all members of Nevada’s congressional delegation.

“It should serve as a lesson to everyone that we should never shut down the government over a political argument,” Democratic Rep. Susie Lee said in a release, adding that she was heartbroken over the suffering endured by federal workers.

In addition to directly affecting federal workers, the shutdown affected people reliant on Nevada’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The state housing authority had to use reserve funds in lieu of federal dollars.

Gov. Steve Sisolak this week asked the state’s higher education board of regents to protect the state’s college students from penalties resulting from being unable to pay tuition, and Speaker Jason Frierson introduced a bill to protect federal workers from debt collectors and landlords.

The agreement calls for House and Senate Republicans and Democrats to name members to a conference committee, which, ideally, will negotiate a compromise spending measure for the Department of Homeland Security that can pass both chambers and be signed into law by Trump.

Rep. Mark Amodei, Nevada’s only congressional Republican and the only Nevadan on the House Appropriations Committee, praised the deal and called on Congress to make good use of the time to arrive at a solution that can become law.

“Pleased we’ve reached a deal to reopen the federal government & provide back pay to federal workers as Congress works to prioritize funding for border security,” Amodei wrote on Twitter. “Over the next 3 weeks, I urge my colleagues to negotiate a constructive solution that will secure our nation's borders.”

His comments were echoed by Democratic Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto.

“I am prepared to work with my colleagues to find sensible, bipartisan solutions so that this never happens to our country again,” Rosen, who is recovering from an injury and is due back at work this week, wrote on Twitter.

With government open, Cortez Masto said she is eager to have the border security debate.

“Once the government is reopened, the Senate can hold a debate on the most effective way to secure our borders,” she said. “I stand ready to have this debate and work with my colleagues in a bipartisan way to ensure we have effective security at our nation’s borders.”

The agreement did not include any funding to build the wall Trump promised to erect on the southern border during the 2016 presidential campaign, which was a victory for Democrats who oppose the wall as ineffective. During the standoff, they repeatedly rebuffed Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion for the wall.

But, in comments delivered Friday in the White House Rose Garden, Trump said he would shut down the government again in three weeks if he does not get his wall funding. He also again threatened to declare a national emergency, which would allow him to use already appropriated disaster funding to construct the wall, a move some Republicans, including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, don’t want him to take because they say it would set a bad precedent and drain funds needed to recover from existing emergencies.

“If we don’t get a fair deal from Congress, the government will either shut down on February 15th, again, or I will use the powers afforded to me under the laws and the Constitution of the United States to address this emergency,” Trump said. “We will have great security.”

The president’s poll numbers have taken a hit since the start of the shutdown. According to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, 53 of those surveyed blame Trump and congressional Republicans for the shutdown. The poll put Trump’s approval rating at 37 percent, one point from his career low.

The White House’s decision to reopen came as delays were reported at critical airports, including New York's LaGuardia Airport and New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport. Both hubs saw a shortage of air traffic control center workers who had called in sick.

“It took far too long for this senseless Trump tantrum to come to an end,” said Democratic Rep. Dina Titus, who pledged to work on reforming the immigration laws and not on building a wall.

“I will work with my colleagues to pursue immigration reform that reflects our values and protects our Dreamers,” Titus continued. “The symbol of America must always be the Statue of Liberty, not an ineffective border wall.”

Fallout from the shutdown on aviation operations, including longer wait times and partial closures of terminals and concourses at airports across the nation, spurred Cortez Masto and Rosen to write last week to Department of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. They asked for an immediate response to questions about plans to ensure that there are no gaps in safety and efficiency at the nation’s airports.

“These issues are compounded in Nevada, where the economy heavily relies on tourists from around the world,” they wrote.

Rosen separately signed onto a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) chief Linda McMahon raising concerns about the shutdown keeping the agency from processing loans and resulting in small businesses losing out on an estimated $117 million in capital every day that the government shutdown continued.

“Because capital is the life blood of our nation’s small businesses, it is critical that the SBA have a plan in place to address the growing backlog of loan applications so that it can be quickly implemented once the government reopens,” the letter said.

Meanwhile, more committee assignments were announced for Nevada’s House members. Titus joined the House Homeland Security Committee, where she said she’ll work on safety and security issues important to residents and visitors of Las Vegas and make sure the Transportation Security Administration and Customs and Border Protection are able to keep pace with the needs at McCarran International Airport.

Titus previously served on the panel between 2009 and 2011. She also serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Rep. Steven Horsford was assigned to the Natural Resources Committee, which considers legislation and oversees federal efforts related to conservation, national parks and public lands, Indian and Alaskan Native Affairs, and species conservation.

“I’m excited to serve on a committee at the forefront of federal efforts to protect Nevada’s national parks, natural resources, and tribal communities,” Horsford said in a release. “I understand the benefits public lands provide to our small businesses and tourism economy."

Horsford served for a time on the resources panel during his first stint in the House. In addition, he serves on the Ways and Means Committee and Budget Committee.

For a full rundown of the measures the delegates supported or opposed this week, check out The Nevada Independent’s congressional vote tracker and other information below.

SEN. CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO
Legislation co-sponsored:
S. 211 – A bill to amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime, and for other purposes.
S. 204 – A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive certain penalties for affected Federal employees receiving a distribution from the Thrift Savings Plan during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
S. 201 – A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to make clear that each decennial census, as required for the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, shall tabulate the total number of persons in each State, and to provide that no information regarding United States citizenship or immigration status may be elicited in any such census.
S. 197 – A bill to provide for the confidentiality of information submitted in requests for deferred action under the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, and for other purposes.
SEN. JACKY ROSEN
Legislation co-sponsored:
S. 197 – A bill to provide for the confidentiality of information submitted in requests for deferred action under the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, and for other purposes.
REP. DINA TITUS
Legislation co-sponsored:
H.R. 748 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.
H.R. 737 – To prohibit the sale of shark fins, and for other purposes.
H.R. 724 – To revise section 48 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.
H.R. 693 – To amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes.
REP. STEVEN HORSFORD
Legislation co-sponsored:
H.R. 678 – To provide back pay to low-wage contractor employees, and for other purposes.