The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was signed into law on July 4, extended tax cuts and tinkered with tax deductions, cut Medicaid spending and increased immigration enforcement funding and defense spending. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office concluded the law will increase federal debt by nearly $3 trillion over the next 10 years.

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Kaine was among eight Democrats who broke ranks to pass a procedural motion to begin the process of reopening the federal government.

As the longest federal government shutdown continues, local businesses in Ogden are seeing sales decline as they have fewer customers coming in.