US EditionSenate rejects competing bills to fund government, increasing risk of shutdown on Oct. 1
Both Republican and Democratic stopgap spending bills failed in the Senate, increasing the risk of a government shutdown starting Oct. 1 as lawmakers face a tight deadline and political deadlock.
- Senate Republicans' short-term government funding proposal failed 44-48 due to opposition from Senate Democrats, with only Sen. John Fetterman supporting it.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized Republicans for failing to negotiate effectively on funding issues.
- Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso described the Democratic proposal as a 'Trojan horse' for future agendas.
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Senate Rejects Bills That Would Prevent Shutdown
The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government shutdown on that date. Leaders of the two parties sought to blame the other side for the standoff, reports the...
The CR Didn't Pass, Government Shutdown Looms October 1
The Trump endorsed CR failed in the Senate. John Fetterman voted with Republicans but Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski voted with Democrats. This is what Donald Trump was hoping to avoid. Republicans who didn’t vote: Banks (R-IN), Blackburn (R-TN), Cassidy (R-LA), Johnson (R-WI), Lee (R-UT), Mullin (R-OK), Scott (R-SC), and Sullivan (R-AK). The Senate blocked […] The post The CR Didn’t Pass, Government Shutdown Looms October 1 appeared first on www.…
US government shutdown looms, as Senate rejects stopgap funding bill
The threat of a US government shutdown surged on Friday, as the US Senate rejected a short-term funding bill to keep federal agencies operating after September 30 and then left town for a week-long break. The lawmakers voted 44-48 to defeat a stopgap spending bill that would have kept federal agencies operating at current funding levels through November 21. The measure faced near-universal opposition from Democrats, who demanded increased health…
Shutdown risk grows as rebel Republicans block spending bill in Senate
The Senate failed to advance a short-term spending bill on Friday, falling short of the necessary 60 votes required to move forward, inching the country closer to a government shutdown.A procedural vote on the stopgap spending bill ended in a 44-48 tally, far short of the threshold. Just one Democra...
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