US Senate again rejects Republican plan to end government shutdown
Source: The Guardian
Tue 14 Oct 2025 18.50 EDT
First published on Tue 14 Oct 2025 15.01 EDT
Congress remained deadlocked on legislation to reopen the federal government, as the US Senate on Tuesday again rejected a Republican plan to end the government shutdown that began two weeks ago.
The eighth Senate vote to advance a Republican bill that would fund government operations through 21 November failed on a 49-45 tally – far short of the 60 needed for advancement in the chamber. In a sign that that there has been little if any progress toward ending the stalemate, no senators changed their votes from the last time the measure was brought to the floor, though there were a handful of absences.
After the Trump administration began laying off federal workers at several government agencies last week, Democrats and Republicans continued to trade blame.
In a speech on the Senate floor, the Democratic leader Chuck Schumer slammed the Trump administration’s decision to approve a huge bailout for Argentina in the middle of a government shutdown that has closed federal agencies and furloughed workers nationwide. “If this administration has $20bn to spare for a Maga-friendly foreign government, they cannot turn around and say we don’t have the money lower healthcare costs here at home,” Schumer said, calling the move a “slap in the face” to US families.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/14/house-speaker-mike-johnson-shutdown
Link to Roll Call (GOP House bill - H.R,. 5371) - https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00571.htm