US Senate LIVE: Senate Votes for 5th Time Against Advancing Legislation To End The Shutdown #HindustanTimes

The Senate on Monday again rejected Democratic and Republican proposals to fund the government and end the shutdown, now in its sixth day. The Democrats’ proposal failed by a 45-55 vote and the Republican bill failed by a 52-42 vote. Both needed 60 votes to pass.
Earlier Monday, President Donald Trump said that another failed vote could trigger layoffs in the federal workforce. But he said that there were discussions going on with Democrats to address their demands that Obamacare subsidies be continued past the end of the year.
The federal government remains closed on Monday amid a bitter impasse on Capitol Hill over competing congressional spending bills, one backed by each party. The Senate is scheduled to reconvene on Monday to put the bills to a vote.
The body is expected to hold a vote on a bill backed by the Democrats to continue appropriations for the government. Republicans have opposed that version of the appropriations bill, which would include an extension of health care provisions.
If the Democrat-supported bill fails to pass on Monday, the Senate is expected to again vote on a Republican-supported 7-week stopgap-funding measure, a bill that’s already passed a House vote. Both sides continued over the weekend blaming the other for the shutdown and lack of compromise.
Trump told reporters yesterday that federal employee layoffs were “taking place right now, and it’s all because of the Democrats.” The president did not elaborate on the extent of the layoffs. His press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said last week that the number of firings would likely be in the thousands.