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According to the report, the US Senate on Wednesday failed to advance funding bills to end a government shutdown for the sixth time. Voting 54-45, the Senate did not invoke cloture on the motion to move forward on the House-passed Republican measure.
The report also stated that Senators voting in favor included Democrats Catherine Cortez Masto and John Fetterman, as well as Independent Angus King. Rand Paul was the only Republican to vote against it. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz did not vote. Separately, the procedural vote on the Democratic measure fell short in a 47 to 52 party-line vote. Cruz did not vote.
The report added that earlier Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson doubled down on his criticism of Senate Democrats as the federal government shutdown is on its eighth day.
In addition to the report, Johnson argued the lower chamber had already done its job by passing a "clean" 24-page continuing resolution to extend government funding and blamed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for refusing to More than 700,000 federal employees have been furloughed, and services are being disrupted, Schumer said, urging Republicans to join Democrats in a "serious negotiation" to reopen the government.
Source: PNA / (Anadolu)
The report also stated that Senators voting in favor included Democrats Catherine Cortez Masto and John Fetterman, as well as Independent Angus King. Rand Paul was the only Republican to vote against it. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz did not vote. Separately, the procedural vote on the Democratic measure fell short in a 47 to 52 party-line vote. Cruz did not vote.
The report added that earlier Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson doubled down on his criticism of Senate Democrats as the federal government shutdown is on its eighth day.
In addition to the report, Johnson argued the lower chamber had already done its job by passing a "clean" 24-page continuing resolution to extend government funding and blamed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for refusing to More than 700,000 federal employees have been furloughed, and services are being disrupted, Schumer said, urging Republicans to join Democrats in a "serious negotiation" to reopen the government.
Source: PNA / (Anadolu)