Funding bill falls short again in Senate
John Thune, the majority leader of the Republican US Senate from South Dakota, speaks to journalists outside the US Capitol office on October 2, 2025 on the second day of the US government in Washington DC.
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For the fifth time on Monday, the Senate did not exceed a home bill that temporarily finance the US government and deepen the government’s financing dilemma.
The Republicans and Democrats, who controlled both congress chambers, were dragged to the sixth day of the government’s closure, while they remained at the beginning of Logger under the conditions of a financing agreement.
. 52-42 votes As in the previous four votes in the same measure, it largely fell along the party lines.
The measure would finance the government until November 21st.
Republican senators need at least eight voters from democratic meeting members to meet the 60 votes needed to advance the legislation.
John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, the only senators who will vote for the house decision so far from the democratic meeting, is the King of Maine, as well as Nevada’s Catherine Cortez Masto, as well as two independent Maine in Caucus.
These three senators voted with Republicans on Monday evening, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
The Trump administration reiterated the threat of massacre of state workers if the closure continued on Monday.
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, CNBC’s “Squawk Box”, if the Senate does not approve the financing invoice, President Donald Trump “sharp measures can begin to take”, he said.
Hassett said the Democrats would be accused of “any state worker who lost their jobs” due to the reduction of orders.
Federal employees are normally removed during the closure of government, which is not dismissed.
Punchbowl News reported that the Senate majority leader John Thune could vote for Tuesday.
