Senate Democrats are rejecting for the 10th time a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government.

Senate Democrats rejected for the 10th time Thursday a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government, insisting they won’t back away from demands that Congress take up health care benefits.

The vote failed Thursday morning on a 51-45 vote, well short of the 60 needed to advance with the Senate’s filibuster rules.

The repetition of votes on the funding bill has become a daily drumbeat in Congress, underscoring how intractable the situation has become. It has been at times the only item on the agenda for the Senate floor, while House Republicans have left Washington altogether. The standoff has lasted over two weeks, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed, even more without a guaranteed payday and Congress essentially paralyzed.

  • AA5B@lemmy.world
    50·
    2 days ago

    Healthcare is an excellent place for democrats to hold the line, especially now when so much is lost.

    Usually I blame republicans for shutdowns but now I blame republicans, and cheer on the democrats.

    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
      141·
      2 days ago

      The number of people I know of that are wondering why their e-filing for taxes with the IRS haven’t gone through yet (deadline was the October 15th) is pretty high. “They normally go through in a couple hours”

      There have been massive cuts to the federal government, and something like half the IRS is furloughed apparently at the moment. I have no evidence that’s why something that normally runs fairly smooth is delayed… But it sure as hell would make sense.