The US Senate will return on Monday, October 27, amid its second-longest government shutdown in history, but it’s unlikely to vote today to reopen the government. A bitter stalemate continues between Republican and Democratic lawmakers over health care policy, with no immediate resolution in sight.
The Senate has failed 12 times to pass a House-backed funding bill, which would fund the government through November 21, unable to garner the 60 votes needed to pass. The military will start going without pay on November 15, and millions of Americans are at risk of losing critical food assistance programs.
President Donald Trump is currently traveling in Asia, while Senators have been adjourned for the weekend after failing an alternate GOP-backed bill that would have paid federal workers during the shutdown. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has criticized Trump’s decision to travel, while Republicans have failed to find alternative ways to reopen the government.
The longest shutdown ever lasted 34 days under Trump’s first term, from 2018 to 2019. The current shutdown is now on Day 27, and with Election Day on November 4 looming, a clear resolution appears out of sight. The Senate will return to session today but is unlikely to vote on reopening the government.
Watch live coverage of the Senate sessions on C-SPAN or on the Senate.gov website.
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