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Senate Republicans opted to strike on bipartisan momentum and take a key step to prevent a government shutdown almost two months before the deadline.<\/p>\n

The upper chamber voted in a bipartisan wave to clear the first procedural hurdle for a short-term funding extension that would see the government open through the midterm elections and into early December.<\/p>\n

It comes after Republicans have spent months hand wringing that Democrats would again shut the government down to score political points during the pivotal November elections.<\/p>\n

HOUSE GOP VOTES TO PUNT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN BATTLE TO AFTER NOVEMBER MIDTERMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The actual deadline to fund the government is not until Sept. 30, when the current fiscal year expires, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune,<\/a> R-S.D., argued that it\u2019s better to move now then to wait to create more “certainty” in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

“There’s been enough uncertainty this last year, and, you know, unfortunately, I think through two government shutdowns that extended for a long period of time, it’s better for everybody if there’s predictability, certainty,” Thune said.<\/p>\n

Congress has been no stranger to shutdowns during President Donald Trump\u2019s second term, with two of the longest in history taking place under Republican control of the legislative branch.<\/p>\n

SENATE WEIGHS NEW, PAINFUL LEVERAGE TACTIC AS FEARS OF ANOTHER GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN GROW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The first happened last year, and entered the record books as the longest full government closure that stretched over 40 days. That battle was over now-expired Obamacare<\/span> tax subsidies, an issue that was never fully reconciled in the months that followed.<\/p>\n

Then came the shutdown earlier this year<\/a> that stretched for over 70 days. Democrats rebelled against a bipartisan funding deal after Renee Nicole Good was slain in Minnesota by immigration enforcement agents. That prompted Republicans to skirt Democrats entirely and fund immigration enforcement on their own.<\/p>\n

But, for now, there is a bipartisan current pushing through the Senate to at least make sure a shutdown doesn\u2019t happen for the time being.<\/p>\n

SCHUMER BACKS GOP’S PLAN TO BRING THE PAIN DURING FUTURE SHUTDOWNS: ‘I’M GOING TO VOTE FOR IT’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer,<\/a> D-N.Y., endorsed the continuing resolution (CR) on Monday, arguing that the current bipartisan offering was the “responsible path forward that allows continued bipartisan negotiations on a budget that delivers for American families.”<\/p>\n

“For months, Democrats have been clear: we want to fund the government, avoid a shutdown and pass strong, bipartisan appropriations bills that improve people\u2019s lives,” Schumer said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Republican leadership is hopeful that they can clear the decks and advance the CR to the House<\/a> during the Senate\u2019s last official week in town before jet-setting from Washington, D.C., back to lawmakers’ respective home states.<\/p>\n

While the CR is the current top priority, there are several other items waiting in the wings, too.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a package of over 70 nominees Republicans want to ram through, the long-awaited Russia sanctions package, a crypto market structure package that, for now, appears doomed, and the final confirmation vote for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche,<\/a> Trump\u2019s pick to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ).<\/p>\n

“I think we have a bunch of stuff we have to finish and we\u2019ll just stay until we finish it,” Thune said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democrats-blink-schumer-helps-gop-clear-shutdown-hurdle <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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