US EditionUS Senate rejects bill to restore federal worker pay, remains at odds over shutdown
- On Friday, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a bill to pay federal workers forced to work without pay after Democrats refused to yield to GOP efforts without major concessions.
- Senate Democrats said they would not accept a partial funding measure that limits shutdown relief to some Americans, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer offered a shutdown end for a one-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, which Republican senators dismissed as a nonstarter.
- Republicans added language to cover both essential and furloughed workers, GOP Senator Ron Johnson said he `literally begged` Democrats, and three Democrats—Ben Ray Lujan, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock—supported the measure.
- The shutdown is likely to extend into next week, causing major air travel disruptions and uncertainty over aid, while House Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to reconvene the House until Senate Democrats reopen the government.
- Now an exasperated Senate Majority Leader John Thune has no clear path forward as he accused Senate Democrats of blocking the bill and said he is `tired of political games` on the Senate floor Friday.
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Due to the budgetary dispute, around 750,000 federal employees are on unpaid forced leave, while thousands more have to work without payment.
Faced with the situation of hundreds of thousands of public employees, the unions representing them had urged legislators to pass the law, noting that the closure, which began on October 1, was creating difficulties for ordinary Americans.
The U.S. Senate failed to pass a bill this Friday to pay federal workers forced to work without pay during the closure of the government, as Democrats refused to give in to attempts to...
By Sarah Ferris and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN - The U.S. Senate failed to pass a bill Friday to pay federal workers forced to work without pay during the government shutdown, as Democrats refused to back down from Republican attempts to fund any part of the government apparatus without major concessions to their party. The shutdown—already the longest on record—is likely to extend into next week as the painful consequences impact millions of A…
With a law that allows salary payments during the shutdown, the Republicans in the Senate want to make a bypass in the budget dispute. Democrats refuse to approve. Their argument: Trump can then decide for himself which employees would be paid and which ones would not.
Senate Democrats block GOP motion to pay federal employees immediately
Senate Democrats have again blocked a Republican-led effort to immediately pay federal employees under the government shutdown, arguing that the GOP bill in its current form does not include enough guardrails on the Trump administration. All but three Democrats voted down the advancement of the Shutdown Fairness Act, resulting in a vote of 53-43 on the Senate floor Friday evening. The motion failed to reach the 60 votes required to limit debate …
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