US Edition5 Takeaways as a Government Shutdown Begins
Senate Democrats blocked a GOP bill to extend funding without health care and green energy provisions, risking furloughs for an estimated 750,000 federal workers, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Senate Democrats rejected a Republican funding bill as talks collapsed, using leverage to press policy priorities rather than compromise.
- Facing ACA tax credits set to expire Dec. 31, Democrats demanded immediate extensions while Republicans insisted on a `clean` funding bill and offered talks if government stays open until Nov. 21.
- The Senate vote failed to clear the filibuster threshold as Republicans with a 53-seat Senate majority needed at least eight Democratic votes after Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky opposed the bill.
- Federal workers could face furloughs as the CBO estimated around 750,000 could be furloughed each day, and the OMB instructed agencies last week to execute shutdown plans.
- With the GOP-led House on a weeklong recess, immediate votes are limited while Democrats and Republicans trade blame ahead of a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.
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5 takeaways as a government shutdown begins
(The Hill) - The government shut down at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday after lawmakers did little to prevent it over the last two days. Republicans are adamant that their proposed measure to keep the government ticking for the next seven weeks, already approved by the GOP-held House, should be passed with no baggage attached in the Senate. Democrats are equally emphatic that their support, which Republicans need to pass the legislation through the upper …
Government Shutdown Begins With No Deal in Sight; Trump Says Pfizer Will Discount Drug Prices | NTD Good Morning (Oct. 1)
A government shutdown kicked in on Tuesday night after the Senate failed to pass a second short-term funding bill, with the motion falling short by five votes. Democrats are demanding the repeal of Medicaid changes in the GOP-led One Big Beautiful Bill Act and an extension to Obamacare subsidies, while Republicans are saying the demands are unreasonable. Thousands of federal workers are expected to be laid off during the shutdown, and many could…
Democrats' Stubbornness Forces Government Shutdown, Which Is the Best Thing They've Done in Modern History - 🔔 The Liberty Daily
Portions of the federal government have ground to a halt as of midnight this morning, and if you’re listening to the legacy media spin, you’d think the sky is falling. But let’s cut through the noise: this shutdown is squarely on the shoulders of Democrats in Congress who refused to play ball on a clean continuing resolution. They’ve dug in their heels, prioritizing their pet projects and radical agendas over keeping the lights on for non-essent…
Democrats reject GOP proposal as government shutdown nears
With a government shutdown just hours away, Democrats and Republicans in Congress are angrily blaming each other and refusing to budge from their positions. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says Republicans are trying to “bully” Democrats by refusing to negotiate.…
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