The Schumer shutdown - will Democrats cave by Halloween?
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Diogenes
Nemo me impune lacessit
The U.S. Senate has not voted today (October 30, 2025) on a bill to reopen the government, which has been shut down for 30 days by a cabal consisting of almost all Senate Democrats, Independents, and one Republican, Rand Paul.
The Senate convened at 10 a.m. ET but despite bipartisan talks, it adjourned without a vote on the House-passed continuing resolution due to stubborn resistance by the above-referenced Senator.
A potential 14th vote on the measure was discussed earlier in the week, but it didn't happen today, and the chamber is now scheduled to reconvene on Monday, November 3.
The most recent vote, the 13th failure to advance a funding bill, occurred on October 28 (54-45), short of the 60 needed to overcome a filibuster.
Democrats and their allies have blocked these bills, demanding the partial repeal of the OBBB Act, additional Medicaid funding, and a new bill expanding eligibility for temporary Affordable Care Act subsidies including making them permanent in perpetuity.
This is despite the facts that Republicans passed a clean resolution without such additions on September 19.
With SNAP benefits set to lapse this weekend, no resolution is imminent before the midterm elections on November 4, which leads me to suspect that they believe their intransigence will motivate low-information voters to make then the Congressional majority party.
The Congress critters who are elected in the November 4, 2025 special or general elections will assume office per the U.S. Constitution (20th Amendment) on January 3, 2026, at noon ET.
The Senate convened at 10 a.m. ET but despite bipartisan talks, it adjourned without a vote on the House-passed continuing resolution due to stubborn resistance by the above-referenced Senator.
A potential 14th vote on the measure was discussed earlier in the week, but it didn't happen today, and the chamber is now scheduled to reconvene on Monday, November 3.
The most recent vote, the 13th failure to advance a funding bill, occurred on October 28 (54-45), short of the 60 needed to overcome a filibuster.
Democrats and their allies have blocked these bills, demanding the partial repeal of the OBBB Act, additional Medicaid funding, and a new bill expanding eligibility for temporary Affordable Care Act subsidies including making them permanent in perpetuity.
This is despite the facts that Republicans passed a clean resolution without such additions on September 19.
With SNAP benefits set to lapse this weekend, no resolution is imminent before the midterm elections on November 4, which leads me to suspect that they believe their intransigence will motivate low-information voters to make then the Congressional majority party.
The Congress critters who are elected in the November 4, 2025 special or general elections will assume office per the U.S. Constitution (20th Amendment) on January 3, 2026, at noon ET.