Democratic and Republican proposals fail to cross 60-vote threshold as impasse persists and Trump plots more cuts
The US government remained shut down for a third straight day on Friday, with no signs that congressional leaders had made progress on reaching an agreement to restart operations.
Senators convened in the afternoon to vote for a fourth time on competing Democratic and Republican proposals to restart funding. Neither bill won enough support to cross the 60-vote threshold for advancement, and no lawmakers changed their votes from recent days.
The legislative deadlock ensures the first federal shutdown since 2019 will continue into next week, as the Trump administration threatens furthers cuts to the federal work and cancellation of funding for an array of projects.
If you have Democrat congressors, call them and tell them you support them, that you don’t blame them for the shutdown, and to hold strong and that the only way you’ll vote for them again is if they don’t cave.
If you have Republican congressors, ask them why they shut the government down instead of accepting the Democrat’s fair, common-sense additions. Make sure they know you blame them.
Trump & co. are using every resource they have right now to make you think this is the Democrat’s fault. It isn’t. Don’t be a mark. We’re careening towards a cliff right now and the only people in the world with a brake pedal are a handful of Democrats in the Senate. Let them use it.