US EditionSenate Holds Rare Weekend Session
Senate leaders negotiate bipartisan funding bills amid a 39-day shutdown affecting federal workers and millions relying on health care subsidies, with a key vote expected soon.
- Saturday, the United States Senate convened in a rare weekend session in Washington, DC, with Senate Majority Leader John Thune present to seek a compromise to end the longest government shutdown.
- Negotiations have centered on funding specific programs while debating the future of Affordable Care Act subsidies, with moderate Democrats leading bills to fund food aid, veterans programs, and extend others until December or January.
- Republican senators, who control a 53-47 majority, still need 60 votes to reopen the government, while some 24 million people who use ACA subsidies face premiums that could more than double.
- Federal workers are going unpaid, airlines face flight cancellations, and SNAP benefits are delayed for millions as President Donald Trump signals reluctance to compromise and urges redirecting subsidy funds.
- The current bill that extends funding until Nov. 21 forces Democratic senators to choose between fighting for subsidies that expire in January or reopening the government.
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MichaelSavage.com – Thune to Keep Senate in Session Until Schumer Shutdown Ends
Senators will not be released to go home until the shutdown, now on its 39th day, is brought to an end. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will keep the Senate in session until a government funding deal is struck, he told reporters at the Capitol during a rare Saturday session. Despite the House passing…
Thousands of flights have failed again in the USA or had enormous delays. The reason is the lack of personnel among air traffic controllers because of the budget dispute, which is still not resolved. Today there is to be a special session.[more]]>
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UpstractUS senators look for way out of shutdown at rare weekend session
Democratic and Republican senators in the United States are working through the weekend to find a compromise and end the longest government shutdown in the country’s history.But the bipartisan talks yielded few signs of progress on Saturday as the workday ended without a deal on reopening the government.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe Senate is set to try again with a rare Sunday session.The impasse has now lasted 39 days and i…
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