The federal government remains shut down as the Senate failed to reach the 60-vote threshold to advance the continuing resolution to reopen the government for the 12th time yesterday. It is important to note that even if the Senate gets enough votes to advance the House-passed funding bill, it will only fund the government through Nov. 21, at which time another bill will be needed to permanently fund the government through 2026.
Senate Republicans also continue to seek exceptions to the government funding lapse by introducing and voting on a variety of bills that would pay certain groups of individuals like non-furloughed federal workers, the military, and air traffic controllers as well as fund programs like SNAP. While none of these measures have yet to rise above the Senate gridlock, their success would still hinge on a successful vote from our friends in the House where it is not anticipated that Speaker Johnson will bring them back to Washington for more than a week or two before the end of the year. The current Senate schedule still holds though, and we can expect a 13th vote on the stopgap on Monday.
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