House Expected To Vote This Week After Democrats Cave
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Democrats caved and voted in favor of clearing a key hurdle needed to reopen the government.
Eight Senate Democrats voted with the GOP.
Senate Democrats cave, open path to reopening government
The Senate took a massive step forward on its way to reopening the government on Sunday, with a group of Senate Democrats caving and joining Republicans in their bid to pass a revamped plan to end the shutdown.
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Eight Senate Democrats crossed the aisle to mark the first step in the GOP’s quest to end the shutdown. Many of the lawmakers that splintered from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., were among those engaged in bipartisan talks over the last several weeks.
Among the defectors were Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, John Fetterman, D-Pa., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Tim Kaine, D-Va., and the number two Democrat in the Senate, Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
If the Senate votes for the government funding bill, it will then head to the House.
The House is expected to hold the vote this week.
House lawmakers were advised late Sunday that votes on government funding were expected in the lower chamber this week, pending the potential passage by the Senate of a funding bill, according to an announcement from GOP leaders.
The notice states that members will receive 36 hours’ notice prior to any votes.
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Senators are expected back in the upper chamber at 11 a.m. ET on Monday.
Open the government!
