WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate is drawing closer to a vote on legislation to end the shutdown on Monday. Correspondent Bernie Bennett explains. VERBATIM: It is unclear when the Senate will hold final votes on the bill, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he hopes passage will take “hours not days.” Thune said Monday […]
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The Senate Plans a Vote to End the Shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate is drawing closer to a vote on legislation to end the shutdown on Monday.
Correspondent Bernie Bennett explains.
VERBATIM:
It is unclear when the Senate will hold final votes on the bill, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he hopes passage will take “hours not days.”
Thune said Monday morning as the Senate opened, “The American people have suffered for long enough. Let’s not pointlessly drag this bill out.”
The legislation would still need to clear the House before the government could reopen. Speaker Mike Johnson urged lawmakers to start returning to Washington “right now” given travel delays, but he said he would issue an official notice for the House’s return once the Senate passes the legislation.
Bernie Bennett, Washington.