Washington Examiner
A fight over government funding will spill into next week after senators left Washington dug in over how to resolve Democratic demands over healthcare.
For the fourth time, the Senate rejected dueling proposals to reopen the government — a “clean,” seven-week extension introduced by Republicans and another from Democrats that preserves Obamacare subsidies that expire at the end of the year.
The GOP proposal, which passed the House last month, garnered some cross-party support, with two Democrats and one independent voting with Republicans. But the outcome, a 54-44 vote, was in line with two prior attempts at Senate passage, signaling Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) coalition is holding firm on the third day of the government shutdown.
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