Senate Republicans do not have enough votes for cloture, a legislative procedure to end debate and move for a vote. Republicans only have a 53-47 seat majority, and 60 votes are needed to invoke cloture. If Democrats don’t provide enough votes for cloture, the government is almost certainly headed toward a shutdown Friday.
Despite promising a fight, Senate Democrats are reportedly considering a vote swap. In exchange for providing enough votes to end debate on the GOP spending bill, Senate Republicans would allow a Democratic amendment to continue to fund the government at current levels for the next month to come to the floor, known as a continuing resolution, or CR. The Democratic amendment is almost certain to fail.
Democrats opposed to the GOP bill would then be allowed to vote “no” on the broader spending bill, allowing them to seem like they’re voting against the GOP measure despite providing the needed support to bring it to the floor. Democrats have criticized the GOP plan, which would give Musk and Trump more power to slash the federal government and also cut $1 billion from Washington, D.C.’s local budget.
Nina Smith, a Democratic strategist, said this kind of wheeling and dealing is exactly why Americans have lost faith in the party.
I knew the corporate dems would cave. Especially Gutless Chuck do-nothing Schumer.
It’s exactly like Collins and Manchin. They put up a big show of fighting and then just vote for it anyways.
The DNC must be abolished if this is their version of opposing the destruction of our civil service.
Seriously. They honestly think that they can help move along and destroy the country and that 1) everyone will forget in 18 months that they voted to capitulate and won’t remember if they voted for a shutdown, and 2) that they will STILL easily pick up wins in 2026 if they capitulate.
Literally so embarrassing for them. I just don’t understand what they’re doing at all
People talk about the Democratic senators like they are some independent force , but most of them are as incapable of action as their gop counterparts.
This article headline claims the opposite of what it sources state:
“I think we’re going to all be ‘no’ on cloture unless we get an agreement to propose at least this 30-day clean [continuing resolution] amendment and maybe a couple of others,” Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia told reporters Thursday morning. “So we’ll be ‘no’ on cloture unless we get an agreement to do that. I’m not aware of whether the Republicans have agreed to that yet, but we’ll be ‘no’ on cloture if we don’t get it, and I think that’s a unified position.”
“There’s basically one path to keep the government from shutting down and one door to unlock, and Democrats have the keys,” he said. Thune filed cloture on the House-passed measure Thursday night, setting up a Friday vote.
No, that’s factually synonymous with what this article is stating, just a difference in presentation.
To rephrase Kaine’s comment with this article’s perspective
"I think we’re going to all be ‘no’ on cloture unless we get an agreement to [at least allow us to have this fake fight, then, yeah, enough of us will flip yes to get it across the finish line].
[at least allow us to have this fake fight, then, yeah, enough of us will flip yes to get it across the finish line]
But this part was entirely made up and not stated by the source.
The fossils are selling us out. We’re fucked in a way that has no precedent.
They like trip and his plan. They’re complicit.
I actually can kind of see what they’re doing? So what’s the strategy here? Are they wanting to do the cloture and move for a vote to the floor? But then that would mean that they are hoping GOP is going to flip that would ultimately push to a shut down. They’re really hinging on GOP to have enough non-Trump loyalists to do that but I can’t really see it happening.
So yeah this kind of shit is also what is caving faith in for democrats.
You’re overthinking it. They don’t in any way expect Republicans to sink a Trump bill. Hell, they already have a yes vote from Fetterman. They just want to lose without it looking like full complicity.
The Republicans could have made this a majority vote. They get a few of those each year, but they didn’t want to blow one on a continuing resolution. Luckily the Democrats are here to give them that for free.
Democrats are enabling again. Why do we even have 2 parties at this point
If we somehow make it through this all these fucking spineless democrats need to be held accountable for enabling these traitors and recalled.
God, fucking useless.
Its like they literally never want to win an election again.
I’ve said for years our goal is to never win an election, but to keep leftists from winning.
If you are commenting or reacting, take the 2 minutes to call your senators and tell them how useless Democrats are showing themselves to be. 5calls.org.
If you haven’t figured it out, they don’t listen to us
Why the hell do dems think republicans are just gonna play nice? And why vote for this fucking bill? Are they idiots?
Worse, they’re liars. They work for the oligarchs while wearing a pride flag.
Make Repubs cave - obstruct obstruct obstruct!
The primaries will be a blood bath for Democrats. I’ll bring the bath bombs and soap for the bubbles.
They sold us out long ago.
These fuckers are so spineless. It’s no wonder the US has gone full fascist.
Schumer has a spine. Granted it’s only when working class people try to enforce the rules on him.
