Republicans are trying to push forward their short-term spending bill. Democrats are proposing *** plan to reverse cuts to Medicaid and protect programs that make private healthcare cheaper. The deadline to pass the bill is midnight on September 30th. On Friday, the House approved the Republican proposal to keep the government funded into November, but the measure failed in the Senate. Over the weekend, Democrats sent *** letter to. Donald Trump demanding *** meeting with him to avoid *** shutdown in March. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer at the last minute voted for *** GOP funding bill to keep the government open, but this time it doesn't look like he's going to give in, and it appears most Democrats feel the same way except for Pennsylvania Senator John Federman, who was the only Democrat to vote for the Republican bill on Friday. I would love to. *** lot of those health care things, that's the right outcome, but that's *** dangerous tactic if you are going to shut the government down for one of our policies. What we are asking very simply is what has always been done in these kinds of budget negotiations, *** bipartisan negotiation. The Republican bill is *** totally partisan bill with 00 input. From Democrats in order for the short-term spending bill to pass, Republicans need at least 7 Democrats to make the bill pass through the Senate and get it to the president's desk for *** signature. And with lawmakers off this week for Rosh Hashanah, they're only going to have about 48 hours to get the job done on Capitol Hill. I'm Rachel Herzheimer.
Senate Democrats facing pressure to prevent government shutdown
As the government risks running out of money next week, Senate Democrats are under pressure to deliver votes to avoid a shutdown, with Republicans pushing a short-term spending bill.
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Updated: 6:22 AM CDT Sep 22, 2025
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The government could run out of money next week, and Senate Democrats are under pressure to deliver votes to avoid a shutdown as Republicans push for their short-term spending bill. Democrats are proposing a plan to reverse cuts to Medicaid and protect programs that make private healthcare cheaper. The deadline to pass the bill is midnight on Sept. 30.On Friday, the House approved the Republican proposal to keep the government funded into November, but the measure failed in the Senate. Over the weekend, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries sent a letter to President Donald Trump demanding a meeting with him to avoid a shutdown. The letter states in part, "At your direction, Republican congressional leaders have repeatedly and publicly refused to engage in bipartisan negotiations to keep the government open."In March, Schumer voted for a GOP funding bill at the last minute to keep the government open, but this time, it doesn't appear he's going to give in, and it seems most Democrats share the same sentiment, except for Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman. Fetterman was the only Democrat to vote for the Republican bill on Friday."I would love to restore a lot of those health care things. That's the right outcome, but that's a dangerous tactic if you are going to shut the government down for one of our policies," Fetterman said. "I think it's the right thing to extend those health care things, but it is absolutely the wrong thing for a lot of reasons that we're going to shut our government down.""What we are asking very simply is what has always been done in these kinds of budget negotiations, a bipartisan negotiation. The Republican bill is a totally partisan bill with zero input from Democrats," Schumer said.For the short-term spending bill to pass through the Senate, Republicans need at least seven Democrats to send it to the president's desk. With lawmakers off this week for Rosh Hashanah, they'll only have a little more than a day to get the job done when they return on Monday, Sept. 29.Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
WASHINGTON — The government could run out of money next week, and Senate Democrats are under pressure to deliver votes to avoid a shutdown as Republicans push for their short-term spending bill.
Democrats are proposing a plan to reverse cuts to Medicaid and protect programs that make private healthcare cheaper. The deadline to pass the bill is midnight on Sept. 30.
On Friday, the to keep the government funded into November, but the measure failed in the Senate.
Over the weekend, and to President Donald Trump demanding a meeting with him to avoid a shutdown.
The letter states in part, "At your direction, Republican congressional leaders have repeatedly and publicly refused to engage in bipartisan negotiations to keep the government open."
In March, at the last minute to keep the government open, but this time, it doesn't appear he's going to give in, and it seems most Democrats share the same sentiment, except for Pennsylvania . for the Republican bill on Friday.
"I would love to restore a lot of those health care things. That's the right outcome, but that's a dangerous tactic if you are going to shut the government down for one of our policies," Fetterman said. "I think it's the right thing to extend those health care things, but it is absolutely the wrong thing for a lot of reasons that we're going to shut our government down."
"What we are asking very simply is what has always been done in these kinds of budget negotiations, a bipartisan negotiation. The Republican bill is a totally partisan bill with zero input from Democrats," Schumer said.
For the short-term spending bill to pass through the Senate, Republicans need at least seven Democrats to send it to the president's desk. With lawmakers off this week for Rosh Hashanah, they'll only have a little more than a day to get the job done when they return on Monday, Sept. 29.
Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
