Shutdown End Analysis, Democrats Still Fighting Over Who Gets the Last Soapbox

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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🗓️ 16 November 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Government Reopening
- The shutdown lasted 44 days, the longest in U.S. history.
- The House is expected to vote on an appropriations package and continuing resolution, followed by the President’s signature.
- Federal employees (Capitol Hill staff, TSA agents, air traffic controllers, custodians) have missed paychecks and are stressed financially.
Operational Impact
- Air travel disruptions (delays and cancellations) will persist for several days due to staffing shortages and sick-outs among TSA and air traffic controllers.
- Full restoration of government services will take time.
Political Commentary
- Senator Ted Cruz criticizes Democrats for allegedly using shutdowns as leverage and predicts another shutdown when the continuing resolution expires on January 30.
- Discussion of legislation to ensure essential workers are paid during future shutdowns.
- Internal Democratic Party conflicts highlighted, including criticism of Chuck Schumer and reactions to eight Democratic senators voting to reopen the government.
- Senator John Fetterman’s stance on Israel and divergence from the party’s radical wing is emphasized.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.0	The government is starting to reopen.
0:07.5	The big question that so many of you have been asking me on social media is, all right, well,
0:11.8	when are we going to get back to normal?
0:13.8	When am I going to get paid?
0:15.9	Many government workers asking that question.
0:18.1	And how much longer will there be chaos at America's airports and the
0:22.0	cancellations? A lot of those questions are needing to be answered. Senator Cruz joined me to talk
0:29.4	about this and exactly how this is going to be rolled out in Washington, D.C. I want you to hear
0:35.6	what Senator Cruz had to say about the timeline, about when this will get to
0:39.9	the president's desk, and Speaker Johnson making it also very clear that he is in a situation
0:46.9	where Democrats have been holding us hostage. But not only holding us hostage, there's a very good
0:52.6	chance we could have another government shutdown
0:54.8	within the next three months. We'll explain that part as well. Take a listen to what Senator Cruz
1:01.5	had to say about the government shutdown moving forward. Senator, we are in a government shutdown
1:07.1	that is ending and the official vote on that's going to take place today. For most
1:14.0	Americans, that means things will get back to normal pretty soon, but it's still chaos in the skies
1:18.9	as well. Well, that's right. The shutdown very likely ends today. The House of Representatives is
1:24.5	going to vote later this afternoon on the appropriations package
1:28.4	and the continuing resolution that the Senate passed on Monday.
1:32.4	Our podcast that we put out, we predicted that the government would open on Wednesday,
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