Government funding vote fails again in US Senate • FRANCE 24 English
Just before Friday’s Senate vote, the US House Speaker, Republican Mike Johnson, made a final plea to his opponents. Please open the government so we can do that work so that all the members of both chambers can be here to do the work to legislate and to deliberate. The Aer 46. His words accomplished little. On the third day of the shutdown, efforts to end it quickly collapsed once again after lawmakers on both sides failed to agree on a common budget proposal. Democrats are demanding that Congress extend healthc care benefits while Republicans refuse to commit to anything until the government reopens. The deadlock means the federal shutdown is set to continue into next week with Democrats continuing to blame Republicans. Rather than working with us to end the pain Americans are feeling because of a shutdown, Republicans have instead they’ve wasted a week, refused to talk, and exacerbated pain for America. As the funding crisis deepens, some 750,000 employees are likely to be put on furlow. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has signaled that thousands of government layoffs could begin soon. On Friday, the White House said federal agencies are actively identifying where cuts and layoffs are to be made. The shutdown has already closed tourist sites and halted official websites, among other disruptions.
Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded Friday (October 3) as Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government.
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9 comments
the republicans have the MAJORITY, so if a vote to end the shutdown fails, it is not the Democrats fault it did not get a majority vote.
Their AIPAC guys said no. It should be treason and prison all around for this lot
Schumer and Jeffery are weak Democratic leaders.
Keep it shut down, no government is better then this government
We will hold democrats accountable next year during the midterms.
Blaming this on democrats while Republicans are in power is crazy work
This is America killing itself…unbelievable..
Trump: USA is the "hottest" country in the world.
No illegals will get health care idc we will not reopen the government we dont care.
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