US EditionRank-and-file senators engage in ‘shadow negotiation’ in search for shutdown end
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate failed to advance a Republican-backed funding bill to end the government shutdown for the 13th time, and it is not scheduled to vote again on the measure Wednesday.
- Citing legal constraints, the administration argued it lacks authority to use a $5 billion contingency fund for SNAP, with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins saying federal food aid will not go out on Nov. 1 and calling accusations of politicizing hunger `extremely rich`.
- Funding estimates put the cost at about $9.2 billion to fully fund SNAP next month, as 25 states and D.C. sued over benefit withholding, and food aid for 42 million Americans is set to end Saturday.
- Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday the administration found a way to pay members of the military this Friday after earlier tapping unspent research and development funds, while World Central Kitchen feeds furloughed workers.
- With a recess slated for Nov. 7, Thune warned `this piecemeal approach...that's just the wrong way to do this` and urged approving the House measure to fund until Nov. 21.
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Thaw in shutdown talks raises senators’ hopes for a deal next week
The NewsSenators in both parties — below the leadership level — are starting to see an unmistakable shift that they hope leads to a bipartisan agreement to end the shutdown, perhaps as early as next week, according to more than a dozen sources.That agreement almost certainly won’t happen this week. Still, Republican and Democratic senators are quietly discussing how to rebuild Congress’ broken spending process, including several bills that would…
Washington, Oct 29 (EFE).- Republican legislators in the U.S. Congress believe that enough Democrats would be willing to break the lines of their party and support a temporary proposal to reopen the government next week, as pressure grows over the imminent suspension of food aid and air delays. Senate Republican majority leader John Thune said Wednesday to Politico that “the negotiations with the opposition have been reactivated,” demanding an e…
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