Senate spurns bill to reopen government for ninth time as impasse deepens

Senate Rejects Funding Plan a 9th Time as Shutdown Enters Third Week

Democrats and Republicans remain entrenched in their positions, each portraying the other as responsible for the lapse in federal funding that began on Oct. 1.

Senate spurns bill to reopen government for ninth time as impasse deepens

Senators on Wednesday spurned the House-passed “clean” stopgap spending bill for a ninth time, putting the government shutdown a step closer to lasting into next week as the impasse deepens.

Senate GOP leaders switch tactics as govt funding bill fails for 9th time

(The Center Square) – As Democrats in the Senate repeatedly tank Republicans’ bill to reopen and extend funding for the federal government, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is adjusting his strategy.

Senate spurns bill to reopen government for ninth time as impasse deepens

Senators on Wednesday spurned the House-passed “clean” stopgap spending bill for a ninth time, putting the government shutdown a step closer to lasting into next week as the impasse deepens. The Senate voted 51-44 on the proposal, which would fund the government through late November. Sixty votes were needed for it to advance.  The tally didn't change from previous votes. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Angus Ki…

Senate rejects House-backed continuing resolution for ninth time as shutdown stretches into 15th day

The latest vote marked the ninth time that the Senate failed to advance or pass the legislation, prolonging the government shutdown past the two-week mark. The vote failed in a 51-44 split, with five senators not voting.