US EditionSenate Fails Again to Pass Government Funding Bill, Extending Shutdown Through Weekend
The Senate's deadlock over healthcare tax credits and Medicaid funding prolongs the shutdown, furloughing 750,000 federal workers and costing $1.4 billion daily, economists say.
- The Senate failed to advance two continuing resolutions to reopen the federal government, prolonging the shutdown through at least Monday.
- Democrats blocked the Republicans' stopgap funding bill, leading to a vote split of 54-44 on Friday.
- Three Democratic senators voted with most Republicans to advance the funding bill, while one Republican opposed it during the vote.
- The government shutdown is expected to last into next week, as no agreement is reached between Congress and the White House regarding funding.
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Government Shutdown Drags Into Weekend As Senate Vote Fails
The government shutdown is extending into the weekend after the Senate failed for the fourth time to pass a funding bill. Lawmakers continue to place blame on one another as the consequences of a shuttered government begin to set in. NBC’s Julie Tsirkin reports for Saturday TODAY from the White House.
On the third day of the government's closure in the United States, the Republican proposal, already approved by the House of Representatives, and the Democratic version failed on Friday as it failed to reach the necessary votes, guaranteeing that the partial suspension of the federal administration extends, at least, until next week.]]>
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Funding vote fails again in Senate as hopes fade for quick end to shutdown
WASHINGTON — Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded Friday as Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government.
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After three days of paralysing, Democrats refuse to approve the unencumbered budget for the extension of health tax benefits, leaving millions at risk of increases in insurance.
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