AMERICA woke up on Wednesday to a shuttered federal government after Congress failed to pass a stopgap spending bill.
It’s the first US government shutdown in nearly seven years, forcing hundreds of thousands of workers off the job and grinding public service to a halt.
America’s federal government shut down after Congress failed to pass a spending bill[/caption]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference with other members of Senate Democratic leadership following two failed votes to fund the government[/caption]
During the shutdown, Trump said ‘vast numbers of people’ could be fired from the federal agency[/caption]
And this time, the fight is over healthcare funding.
Senate Democrats blocked a Republican plan late Tuesday night, voting 55-45 against the measure and denying Republicans the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster.
GOP leaders had counted on at least eight Democratic defections but got only three — Sens. John Fetterman, Catherine Cortez Masto and Independent Angus King.
Republicans hold a 53-47 majority, but even one of their own, Sen. Rand Paul, voted no.
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