An Article Summarized by CBS News
With a looming Friday deadline to avoid a government shutdown, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned that Republicans lack the votes to pass the House-approved stopgap funding measure. The continuing resolution, which increases defense and ICE funding while cutting non-defense spending, passed the House with minimal Democratic support. However, in the Senate, Republicans need at least eight Democratic votes to reach the 60-vote threshold, a challenge given widespread Democratic opposition to the bill’s spending reductions and concerns over granting the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency more budget-cutting power.
Senate Democrats, after internal discussions, are pushing for a short-term funding extension through April 11 to allow more time for negotiations, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other Republicans reject this approach, calling it a delay tactic. House Speaker Mike Johnson, celebrating a win in keeping his party mostly unified, urged Senate Democrats to support the measure and prevent a shutdown. With both sides at an impasse, the next steps remain uncertain, as Democrats seek leverage while facing pressure to keep the government open.
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