Senate set to vote on advancing GOP funding invoice at 5:30 p.m.
The Senate is reconvening at 3 p.m., and can take a procedural vote on the Home-passed GOP funding invoice at 5:30 p.m., in keeping with a discover from Majority Whip John Barrasso’s workplace.
In earlier rounds of voting, the chamber has additionally taken votes on whether or not to advance the Democrats’ model of a funding invoice. However Barrasso’s discover made no point out of contemplating the Democratic invoice this time round.
Home Democrats to fulfill right now whereas Home stays out of session this week
The Home hasn’t been in session since Sept. 19, after passing a measure to fund the federal government till Nov. 21. And the Home continues to be on recess this week after GOP management canceled votes. Republicans say the decrease chamber has already performed its job and is constant to stress the Senate to move the invoice.
In the meantime, Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries referred to as Home Democrats again to Washington this week, writing in a letter to colleagues Saturday that they’d return to Washington and meet Tuesday night to “talk about the trail ahead.”
Jeffries and Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer, each New York Democrats, say the way in which to resolve the shutdown is thru negotiations between congressional leaders and the White Home. Republicans contend there’s nothing to barter, for the reason that Home has already handed a measure to maintain the federal government funded.
Jeffries reiterated his place on MSNBC Monday, saying Republican leaders “want to sit down down and negotiate” to reopen the federal government, saying they’ve “principally gone radio silent” for the reason that White Home assembly forward of the shutdown.
“Republicans are nowhere to be discovered,” Jeffries stated. “They actually usually are not in Washington and haven’t been in Washington for the final a number of weeks and don’t have any intention of being there this week.”
Senate set to vote for eighth time on Home-passed measure to fund the federal government
The Senate is returning to Washington Tuesday afternoon and is anticipated to carry a procedural vote within the night on a Home-passed measure to fund the federal government, making an attempt once more to finish the deadlock after the invoice repeatedly fell wanting the 60 votes wanted final week.
Republicans have tried to peel off sufficient Democrats to push via a Home-passed measure to maintain the federal government funded till Nov. 21. However they have been unable to choose up any new help from Democrats since simply earlier than the shutdown started. Within the Senate, 60 votes are wanted to advance most measures, and with solely 53 Republicans within the Senate, help from Democrats is crucial.
Only one Democrat initially crossed the aisle to help the invoice in a vote final month. However on the subsequent vote on Sept. 30, two extra joined Republicans. One Republican, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, has constantly voted towards the measure to fund the federal government. 5 extra Democrats are wanted to advance the measure.
However Tuesday’s vote marks a change in strategy: it is the primary time the chamber will take a vote on the laws that handed the Home with out additionally voting on a competing measure from Democrats. The Democrats’ invoice would fund the federal government till Oct. 31 and contains an extension of the expiring medical insurance tax credit.
Noem says Coast Guard might be paid this week
Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem stated Coast Guard personnel will obtain paychecks this week from funds within the “One Massive Lovely Invoice Act” that handed earlier this yr.
Over the weekend, President Trump directed the Pentagon to pay navy personnel regardless of the federal government shutdown, however the Coast Guard falls below the purview of the Division of Homeland Safety.
“President Trump didn’t need any of our navy to go with out pay because of Democrats’ political theater, and we at DHS labored out an revolutionary answer to make it possible for did not occur,” Noem wrote Monday on X. “Because of President Trump’s management and the One Massive Lovely Invoice, the courageous women and men of the US Coast Guard is not going to miss a paycheck this week as they proceed to hold out their essential homeland safety and navy missions.”
Noem didn’t disclose the supply of the funding for the paychecks.
