Live updates: Senate kicks off vote series on deal to end shutdown
The Senate on Monday is holding a series of votes to possibly pass the proposal that could reopen the federal government. Monday's series, which will include up to eight votes, kicked off shortly before 6 p.m. and will conclude with a vote on final passage. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) locked in an agreement...
The Senate on Monday is holding a series of votes to possibly pass the proposal that could reopen the federal government.
Monday's series, which will include up to eight votes, kicked off shortly before 6 p.m. and will conclude with a vote on final passage.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) locked in an agreement with lawmakers to speed consideration of the funding deal after clearing an earlier objection from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) that stalled progress on the measure for several hours.
Speaking at the White House earlier Monday, President Trump indicated he would back the Senate deal. The bill would still need to pass the House if the Senate votes to advance it.
Eight centrist and retiring Democrats joined Republicans on Sunday night in approving a plan to fund the government through January because it included a promise from Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to hold a vote on ObamaCare subsidies before the year ends. Thune plans to amend the House-passed legislative vehicle with the deal.
The compromise — reached over a weekend that included a legal battle over funding food assistance and increasing airport turmoil with Federal Aviation Administration flight cuts — includes language to retain more than 4,000 federal workers targeted for layoffs during the shutdown as well as language to prevent the Trump administration from laying off more federal workers until Jan. 30, 2026.
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