“It is unfortunate that members of the United States Senate are allowing politics to put the energy security of our nation at risk,” he said in a statement, adding that he believed “we should never come to the brink of a government shutdown over politics.” In his own remarks, Mr. ...
“This Friday night there will be no government shutdown,” Senate Majority LeaderChuck Schumersaid in a floor speech ahead of the final vote. The bipartisan vote was 87-11, with 10 Republicans and one Democrat — Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado — voting agains...
Government shutdown averted by Senate dealJake Sherman
If the Senate passes the bill to end the shutdown, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy says he expects the House to begin voting to reopen the government at around 4:30 p.m. today -- as early as possible. If both the Senate and ...
Senate has the votes to delay government shutdown, sending bill to Trump Thu, Nov 21st 2019 Politics House has the votes to avoid a government shutdown, sending bill to Senate Tue, Nov 19th 2019 Politics House to vote Tuesday to avoid a government shutdown for another month Mon, Nov 18th...
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Afterwards, Senate leaders from both parties briefly discussed a new proposal to reopen federal agencies for three weeks. Mr Trump was noncommittal, telling reporters at the White House that he would only sign a bill if it included a "down payment" on a border barrier. ...
“A majority of Democrats and Republicans don’t want to shut down, but there’s a group, a hard-right group — particularly in the House, some in the Senate — who want to bully their way into forcing a shutdown,” Schumer said during a news conference Sunday. “That cannot happen....
20. Can Congress agree on anything? The House and Senate did agree on one thing. They finalized legislation Monday to keep paying troops in the event of a shutdown.
At midnight on Dec. 21, 2018, the United States entered a government shutdown. President Trump and members of Congress were unable to agree on funding for the fiscal year 2019. This government shutdown impacted approximately 800,000 federal employees. In a fact sheet released by the Senate Ap...