BREAKING UPDATE: Competing Proposals Fail in the Senate as Schumer Shutdown Drags On
**Schumer Shutdown day 3**
The US Senate on Friday voted for the fourth time on competing proposals to fund the government amid the Schumer Shutdown.
On October 1 at 12:01 am, the government partially shut down because two measures failed in the Senate. The measures to reopen the government failed again on Wednesday morning.
The House passed a clean, short-term stopgap funding bill to keep the government open. Schumer rejected it.
House Speaker Mike Johnson laid it out clearly:
- Democrats demanded restoring healthcare access for illegal aliens.
- They wanted $500 million funneled back to leftist PBS propaganda.
- They tried to slash funding for rural hospitals that serve working-class Americans.
- They demanded $1.5 trillion in NEW spending tied to just a seven-week funding measure.
Instead of working with Republicans to responsibly extend funding until November, Schumer chose a shutdown.
The Senate voted on Friday after taking a couple of days off so Jewish members of Congress could observe Yom Kippur.
The proposals are expected to fail.
Update: The Senate rejected the Democrats’ bill – which includes healthcare benefits for illegal aliens – in a 46-52 vote.
Second update: The Senate rejected the GOP bill 54-44.
The Schumer shutdown will drag on until at least next week.
WATCH:
BREAKING… please check back for updates.
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