Michigan senators, most reps vote to reopen government

Most Michigan lawmakers voted Monday to end the government shutdown after a verbal agreement on immigration legislation was made in the Senate. Michigan Democratic Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters voted to end the government shutdown impasse Monday after Republican leadership pledged to soon take up immigration legislation. The Senate approved a three-week stopgap spending bill that included reauthorizing the Children’s Health Insurance Program for six years by a vote of 81-18. The House approved the measure later Monday in a 266-150 vote. Michigan’s four House Democratic members -- Sander Levin, Dan Kildee, Debbie Dingell and Brenda Lawrence -- said they opposed the stopgap funding measure because House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, hasn’t made a similar commitment on immigration and certain funding priorities.