US Senate Returns with Government Shutdown Looming
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The U.S. Senate returns to Capitol HIll on Tuesday to pass a government spending bill in order to avoid a government shutdown on Friday. The initial vote, which will take place on Tuesday evening, could be in jeopardy since Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) has attached an energy permitting reform proposal to expedite the permitting and environmental review process for energy projects. The proposal, however, has faced some opposition from both Republicans and liberals, and is not expected to garner the 60 votes needed.
If the proposal fails, the Senate vote can then move to keep the government open past Friday with the stop-gap funding bill, though the vote may not happen until Friday evening. The bill would not only keep the government agencies afloat, it would also provide about $12 billion for aid to Ukraine and require the Pentagon to report how the dollars are being spent there.
Sources from across the political spectrum are covering the actions of the Senate today.
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The Senate is slated to take a key vote Tuesday to take up government funding that is at risk of failing over a deal cut by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin that has come under sharp criticism from Republicans and liberals – pushback that could be enough to sink the vote and push Congress to the brink of a shutdown.
Lawmakers are still expected to pass a short-term funding extension by week’s end, but they will likely run right up against the deadline of Friday at midnight when funding expires.
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The government is days away from shutting down, and the Senate may not have the votes to pass the initial version of its funding bill as top Democrats press ahead on a deal with Sen. Joe Manchin that may fail Tuesday.
Manchin, D-W.Va., agreed to help Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., pass Democrats' social tax and spending bill last month. In exchange, Schumer promised Manchin a vote on an energy permitting reform to speed new projects. They are combining that with a government funding bill that must pass by Friday night or else...
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West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D) faces a make-or-break moment for his top policy priority when the Senate holds a key procedural vote Tuesday on his permitting reform bill, which Republican leaders are working hard to defeat.
The Senate will vote at 5:30 p.m. on a motion to proceed to a House-passed “shell” bill that Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) hopes to use as a legislative vehicle to pass a government funding bill with Manchin’s permitting reform legislation attached.
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