Through February 8th it happened after Senate Democrats agreed to lift their blockade on the bill but they had complained did nothing to address urgent issues including immigration Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered assurances that immigration would be addressed in the updated bill even though 16 Democrats and 2 Republicans still declined to go along Next comes a final vote on the bill expected later today then the House will vote and finally President Donald Trump will have to sign the bill something he says he plans to do . Washington meantime the White House offering its own analysis about how the impasse was result not long after Senators negotiated an end to the shutdown White House press secretary Sarah Sanders read a statement from President Trump I am pleased that Democrats in Congress have come to their senses and Sanders added Democrats realize that the position that they had taken frankly was indefensible the president said his administration will make a long te