Senate votes against funding bills again
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) holds a copy of the Continuing Appropriations and Extension Act as he speaks at a news conference with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other fellow Republicans on the first day of the partial government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on October 1, 2025 in Washington, DC, USA.
Nathan Howard | Reuters
Two funding bills that could end the federal government shutdown failed to pass the Senate for a seventh time on Thursday.
The votes on dueling Republicans and Democrats over temporary funding proposals came on the ninth day of the shutdown and as the effects of the crisis spread.
On Wednesday, the IRS said: permission Nearly half of the workforce due to lack of funding from Congress.
Lawmakers have shown no signs of being open to giving in to their own party’s demands.
Senate voted Opposes GOP-backed bill that would fund government through Nov. 21 54-45 votes.
King Angus of Maine, one of two independents in the Democratic caucus along with Democratic Senators John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, voted with Republicans again, as in previous votes.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., voted again with Democrats to oppose the GOP measure.
Republicans, who have a narrow majority in the Senate, need about eight votes from the Democratic party to pass the short-term funding bill in the upper chamber, where 60 votes are needed for passage.
In the final round of voting on Wednesday, the GOP bill was rejected 54-45, while Democrats’ version fell short by a score of 47-52.
Senate on Thursday rejected Democrats’ bill passed on a 47-50 party-line vote.
