Government shutdown likely after Schumer says Senate Dems will block GOP funding bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned that Republicans lack the votes in the upper chamber to pass their plan to avert a looming government shutdown on Friday at midnight.
Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's funding bill as shutdown draws near
After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to advance the House-approved measure.
House G.O.P. Passes Bill to Avert a Shutdown, Daring the Senate to Accept It
Approval of the bill sent it to the Senate, where Republicans need the cooperation of several Democrats to move it past a filibuster and to passage before a midnight deadline on Friday.
Senate pushes closer to shutdown after Democrats spurn funding bill
Senate Democrats say they are prepared to vote against the Republicans’ bill if lawmakers do not strike a deal by Friday night.
Senate Dems’ last-minute shutdown gambit
Senate Democrats are still not committing to helping Republicans pass a seven-month funding stopgap, edging the country closer to a government shutdown as they attempt to force a vote on a shorter funding patch.
What's in the GOP’s Stopgap Funding Bill to Avert a Government Shutdown?
House Republicans passed a stopgap bill to keep government funding at current levels until September. Now the measure heads to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain.
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