Senate Democrats on Tuesday voted for the thirteenth time to dam a Home-passed invoice to reopen the federal authorities, regardless of a plea this week by the nation’s largest federal employees union to finish the 28-day shutdown.
The Home-passed measure to fund the federal government by Nov. 21 failed by a 54-45 vote. It wanted 60 votes to advance.
Solely three members of the Democratic caucus voted to advance the invoice: Sens. John Fetterman (Pa.), Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.) and Angus King (Maine), an unbiased who caucuses with Democrats.
Senate Democratic Chief Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) mentioned earlier than the vote that Republicans want to begin negotiating an extension of expiring medical insurance subsidies with the intention to deliver federal workers again to work.
He famous that the open enrollment interval for the medical insurance market beneath the Reasonably priced Care Act begins on Nov. 1.
“Republicans do not even want to talk about fixing health care. Americans are on the brink of a health care crisis unlike we have seen in our lifetimes,” he warned.
Senate Majority Chief John Thune (R-S.D.) repeated his rebuttal to Democrats that GOP leaders will solely speak in regards to the looming expiration of medical insurance tax credit as soon as Democrats vote to open the federal government.
Thune quoted an announcement by Everett Kelley, the president of the American Federation of Authorities Workers, Monday urging Democrats to vote for a clear persevering with decision to reopen the federal government.
“’The path forward for Congress is clear, reopen the government immediately under a clean continuing resolution that allows continued debate on larger issues.’ End quote. … That is from the president of the American Federation of Government Employees, a labor union,” Thune mentioned on the Senate flooring.
Tuesday’s vote got here amid rising stress on Congress to reopen the federal government because it nears the 30-day mark.
Lawmakers in each events warn that Supplemental Diet Help Program advantages will start to run out on Nov. 1 and that airports across the nation are experiencing extra frequent delays due to the pressure the shutdown is placing on air site visitors controllers.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned over the weekend that the administration wouldn’t have the funds for to cowl the paychecks of navy service members on Nov. 15.
The Federal Reserve, in the meantime, could also be compelled to make a essential resolution on reducing rates of interest at a time when the federal government has stopped gathering and releasing details about the financial system, together with labor, manufacturing and export statistics.
