Senators left Washington without a deal to end the deal government shutdownEnsuring that this will continue into the next week with both sides still at a standoff.
The upper chamber completed the week’s work late Thursday when they passed the Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included more than a dozen amendment votes.
They will return to work on Tuesday. He will be off on Monday due to the federal holiday.
This decision means that not only the government will be closed reach two weeks The mark will arrive Tuesday, but military members likely won’t receive their first pay as part of the shutdown.
Earlier in the day, Senate Democrats blocked the GOP’s “clean” continuing resolution (CR) for the seventh time. The bill would fund the government until the end of November.
The same three senators — Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.), John Fetterman (Pa.) and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) — all voted with Republicans, as they have for nearly two weeks.
Both sides are locked in a bitter standoff and neither wants to step back even an inch. Democrats have consistently called for any deal to include an extension of enhanced health care subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year.
Republicans have insisted that a “clean” CR is their only offer, repeatedly noting that Democrats have voted for it more than a dozen times in recent years, and that any further discussions about the tax credit can only happen after the government reopens.
The two parties grew closer after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) declared Was a Democrat in an interview winning political battles,
“Every day gets better for us,” he told Punchbowl News.
The comment drew jeers from countless Republican senators.
“Who are we?” asked Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) during remarks on the House floor. “It’s not better for the American people … not for the military who aren’t getting paid. Not for the Border Patrol who aren’t getting paid. Not for the air traffic controllers who aren’t getting paid.”
“He’s playing a game,” Barrasso said.
