Senate fails to advance Republican continuing resolution in eighth vote
The government entered a shutdown at the beginning of the month, after the Senate failed to pass the House's continuing resolution, or a competing one from Senate Democrats. The Senate needs 60 votes to invoke cloture on the resolutions.
The Senate on Tuesday night failed for the eighth time to make serious headway on passing a House-passed continuing resolution that would keep the government open through Nov. 21.
The government entered a shutdown at the beginning of the month, after the Senate failed to pass the House's continuing resolution, or a competing one from Senate Democrats. The Senate needs 60 votes to invoke cloture on the resolutions.
The latest vote was a 49-45 split, which saw Democratic Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Independent Maine Sen. Angus King voting with Republicans.
Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul voted against the resolution.
Sens. Bill Cassidy, Tammy Duckworth, Bill Hagerty, Mitch McConnell, John Fetterman and Thom Tillis did not vote. Senate Majority Leader John Thune voted against the bill in order to make a motion to reconsider the legislation in the future.
It is not clear when the next vote will take place.
Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.
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