Shutdown risk grows as rebel Republicans block spending bill in Senate (cue "Blame Dems" in 10, 9, 8...)
Shutdown risk grows as rebel Republicans block spending bill in Senate
https://www.rawstory.com/government-shutdown-2674011065/
The Senate failed to advance a short-term spending bill on Friday, falling short of the necessary 60 votes required to move forward, inching the country closer to a government shutdown.
A procedural vote on the stopgap spending bill ended in a 44-48 tally, far short of the threshold. Just one Democrat — Sen. John Fetterman (PA) — joined Republicans in support as the party dug in over demands to increase healthcare funding and walk back the GOP's steep Medicaid cuts.
Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski (AK) and Rand Paul (KY) voted against the legislation.
The current funding expires at midnight Sept. 30, and the Senate is poised to begin a week-long recess. The proposed stopgap bill would have funded the government through Nov. 21.
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