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Senate Democrats reject GOP-led funding stopgap for 11th time (www.politico.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by cm0002@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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Senate Democrats on Monday rejected a GOP-led stopgap funding bill for the 11th time as the shutdown heads into its fourth week.

Senators voted 50-43 on the House-passed bill, which would fund the government through Nov. 21. Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine were the only senators who broke rank to vote to advance the bill. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) did not vote.

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[–] Macchi_the_Slime@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Nah, this bill needs 60 to come to the floor. This isn't one of the things that can be brought up by simple majority.

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's a relief. I thought this was a reconciliation bill or something.

[–] Macchi_the_Slime@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah the "Big Beautiful Bill" was their reconciliation package. As I understand it and I might be wrong because US Congressional procedures are arcane AF by design, reconciliation can only be used to deal with the debt limit once a year and they already did it this year. My understanding is there's 3 situations that reconciliation can be used for, but each can only be used once a year. Any other changes have to be made through the usual budget process. Since this is a fight over a stopgap funding measure it has to follow the usual procedure and needs 60 votes.

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

That's my understanding as well, so it not being a reconciliation pretty much means this fucker is never getting passed. At least not until they make enough concessions for the Dems, which I'll be honest I don't want concessions. I want them to withdraw their participation in this government other than to vote no on everything.

They won't do that, but that's my wish.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They are absolutely going to change the rules sometime very soon

[–] Macchi_the_Slime@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago

That'd definitely be the signal that even the opportunist types in the Republican caucus don't think they'll ever have to worry about elections ever again. Threatening a shutdown over a stopgap funding measure is one of their favorite tactics. They'd never give that up unless they thought they would never actually be out of power again.