After 35 days and 14 votes, a provisional financing bill that allows the reopening of the government remains unapproved, whose closing It has already become the longest in history.
With 53 Republicans in the chamber, at least 60 votes are required to advance the financing project, but after several weeks the necessary support has not been obtained.
This Tuesday, The vote was 54 to 44 with no new Democrat choosing to support the conservative project.
As has been customary, Democratic senators Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and John Fetterman supported the measure, along with independent Angus King of Maine, who is part of the Democratic parliamentary group; In contrast, Rand Paul, senator from Kentucky, was the only Republican who opposed it.
This way, Under the view of John Thune, Senate Majority Leader, the measure that would finance the government until November 21 must now set a new date.
“That date no longer exists. So now the question is what will be the next date,” he said.
More than a month into confinement, several federal employees on paid leave have begun to apply for unemployment benefits.
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