WASHINGTON – The Senate voted 60-40 to proceed to a House-passed continuing resolution to reopen the government, taking a big first step toward ending the government shutdown. Details from reporter Bernie Bennett. VERBATIM: Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government. Some, however, are still resisting. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer emerged […]
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Senate Advances Procedural Vote to End the Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON – The Senate voted 60-40 to proceed to a House-passed continuing resolution to reopen the government, taking a big first step toward ending the government shutdown. Details from reporter Bernie Bennett.
VERBATIM:
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government. Some, however, are still resisting.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer emerged from an evening caucus meeting telling reporters, “I’m voting no” on the new shutdown deal, as he walked on the Senate floor.
SENATE VOTE-schumer-a3-SUNpm (:03) “vote no”
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the time has come to put the shutdown behind us.
SENATE VOTE-thune-a2-SUNpm (:13) “is now”
Bernie Bennett, Washington.
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