The Senate voted again Thursday on a GOP plan to fund the government and end the shutdown, but it failed for a 7th time. Tempers have been flaring on Capitol Hill and neither side is showing any signs of compromise as the budget stalemate continues. Republicans have seized on comments from the Senate’s top Democrat, […]
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Tempers flare as Congress fails to end gov’t shutdown
The Senate voted again Thursday on a GOP plan to fund the government and end the shutdown, but it failed for a 7th time. Tempers have been flaring on Capitol Hill and neither side is showing any signs of compromise as the budget stalemate continues. Republicans have seized on comments from the Senate’s top Democrat, Chuck Schumer, who said that Democrats were winning the shutdown fight, saying, “every day gets better for us.” Republicans argued it showed that Schumer’s motivation is purely political.