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Government shutdown 2018: what we know so far
A short-term bill to fund the government and avert a shutdown failed to get enough votes to overcome a filibuster Friday night, meaning the government will likely shut down just after midnight unless a long-shot, last-minute deal is reached.
The Senate failed to pass a short-term spending bill that the House passed on Thursday night. The House bill would have extended the shutdown deadline into February, but it failed to get enough votes in the Senate to overcome a filibuster — with both Democrats and Republicans voting in opposition.
Voting was still underway as of 11 pm Friday, but enough senators had voted against the spending bill to effectively kill it.
It’s worth noting that senators of both parties broke ranks with their respective caucuses on the bill. Five Democrats sided with the majority of Republicans to vote for the bill: Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (ND), Doug Jones (AL), Claire McCaskill (MO), Joe Manchin (WV), and Joe Donnelly (IN). Meanwhile, four Republicans broke ranks to cast “no” votes: Sens. Lindsey Graham (SC), Rand Paul (KY), Mike Lee (UT), and Jeff Flake (AZ).
Government shutdown 2018: what we know so far
A short-term bill to fund the government and avert a shutdown failed to get enough votes to overcome a filibuster Friday night, meaning the government will likely shut down just after midnight unless a long-shot, last-minute deal is reached.
The Senate failed to pass a short-term spending bill that the House passed on Thursday night. The House bill would have extended the shutdown deadline into February, but it failed to get enough votes in the Senate to overcome a filibuster — with both Democrats and Republicans voting in opposition.
Voting was still underway as of 11 pm Friday, but enough senators had voted against the spending bill to effectively kill it.
It’s worth noting that senators of both parties broke ranks with their respective caucuses on the bill. Five Democrats sided with the majority of Republicans to vote for the bill: Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (ND), Doug Jones (AL), Claire McCaskill (MO), Joe Manchin (WV), and Joe Donnelly (IN). Meanwhile, four Republicans broke ranks to cast “no” votes: Sens. Lindsey Graham (SC), Rand Paul (KY), Mike Lee (UT), and Jeff Flake (AZ).