America Ends Government Shutdown, 17 October 2013

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to the media in the briefing room of the White House in Washington after the Senate passed the bill to reopen the government October 16, 2013.

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks to the media after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama.

President Barack Obama meets with U.S. House of Representative leadership at the White House.

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) as he appears before reporters at the U.S. Capitol.

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) (R) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) appear at a news conference after passage of stopgap budget and debt legislation at the U.S. Capitol.

People protest against the government shutdown and potential cuts to Social Security and Medicare outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles.

Speaker of the House John Boehner emerges from a meeting with Republican House members in the U.S. Capitol, October 16, 2013.

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol in Washington October 16, 2013.

U.S. Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol.

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks to the media after a meeting with President Barack Obama.