Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., warned that a federal shutdown could begin because Democrats are “taking government funding hostage” by demanding partisan spending.
Without passage of funding legislation, parts of the government will close Wednesday. A continuing resolution, already passed by the House, would need at least 60 votes in the 100-seat Senate, meaning some Democrat votes would be required.
Doing so would buy time for the parties to continue the appropriations process to agree on funding for the rest of the fiscal year.
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