**奥巴马总统签署重开政府及提高债务上限法案**
美国总统奥巴马签署了国会参众两院在最后一刻通过的有关结束政府关闭以及提高举债上限以避免债务违约的妥协性法案。
奥巴马于星期四凌晨签署了这项法案。国会议员们星期三进行了紧张的谈判。
星期三晚间，众议院以285票对144票通过了这项议案，此前该议案在参议院以81票对18票获得通过。
白宫预算办公室说，联邦政府雇员应当计划于星期四上午恢复正常工作。
奥巴马感谢国会两党领导人，并表示现在是赢回美国人民信任的时候了。
参议院多数党民主党领袖里德和共和党领袖麦康奈尔在星期三，也就是美国触及债务上限的前一天，拟定了这项综合议案。
这项议案签署后，美国政府就可以运转到明年1月15日，债务上限推迟到明年2月7日。在此期间，国会议员可以就削减政府开支进行谈判。
Obama Signs Bill to End U.S. Government Shutdown
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed into law a last-minute compromise bill to reopen the federal government and raise the debt ceiling to avoid a potential U.S. debt default.
The president signed the bill early Thursday morning, after a flurry of activity on Capitol Hill Wednesday.
Members of the House of Representatives approved the plan late Wednesday by a vote of 285 to 144, after it was approved by the Senate earlier in the day (by a vote of 81 to 18).
White House budget office said federal workers should plan to return to work Thursday morning.
Mr. Obama has thanked leaders of both parties and said it is time to earn back the lost trust of the American people.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, and his Republican colleague Mitch McConnell put together the composite bill Wednesday, a day before the current borrowing authority expired.
The bill will keep the government running until at least January 15 and raise the borrowing limit enough to put off the risk of default until at least February 7. In the meantime, lawmakers will negotiate on spending cuts.