Democrats Block Bill to End Government Shutdown for 11th Time

The Hill

 

The Senate on Monday voted against reopening the federal government for the 11th time, pushing the shutdown to the three-week mark with both sides at loggerheads and unable to break the impasse.

The chamber voted 50-43 on the House-passed continuing resolution to fund the government through late November. It needed 60 votes to pass.

Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Angus King (I-Maine) once again crossed party lines and sided with Republicans. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who had previously voted in favor of the measure, did not vote on Monday.

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