{"id":2502335,"date":"2025-10-23T13:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-tank-shutdown-vote-on-pay-for-federal-workers\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T13:37:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:37:23","slug":"senate-democrats-tank-shutdown-vote-on-pay-for-federal-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-tank-shutdown-vote-on-pay-for-federal-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Democrats tank shutdown vote on pay for federal workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-democrats-tank-shutdown-vote-on-pay-for-federal-workers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2502335&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Senate voted against the Shutdown Fairness Act, a bill proposed by sen. Ron Johnson that would have ensured pay for military personnel and certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"... Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">federal workers<\/a> during the government shutdown. Democrats opposed the measure, arguing it gave the White House too much power in deciding which federal employees receive pay while agencies remain closed. Democrats instead proposed alternative bills to also cover furloughed workers, but these were blocked by Republicans. The vote highlighted ongoing deadlock between parties, with Republicans refusing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-government-shuts-down-after-congress-lets-funding-expire\/\" title=\"Federal ... shuts down after Congress lets ... expire\">healthcare negotiations<\/a> untill the government reopens and Democrats demanding a deal on expiring Obamacare subsidies. Informal talks have stalled, and with senators set to leave Washington, the shutdown is expected to continue into a fifth week. Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated more votes on paying parts of the federal workforce, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >air traffic controllers<\/a>, could come soon. The conflict reflects deep partisan divisions amid efforts to break the shutdown impasse.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senate Democrats tank shutdown vote on pay for federal workers<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2380168\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Senate rejected a bill Thursday that would pay troops and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3857509\/thune-trial-balloon-shutdown-strategy-federal-worker-pay\/\">federal employees<\/a> working during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\">shutdown<\/a>, leaving Republicans stuck in a logjam centered on Democrats&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-questions-veterans-affairs-over-illegal-immigrant-use-of-agency-resources\/\" title=\"Blackburn queries VA on unauthorized immigrant utilization of agency resources\">healthcare demands<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a 54-45 vote, Democrats blocked the Shutdown Fairness Act, sponsored by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), arguing it gives the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> too much authority to decide who gets paid with agencies shuttered. Besides military personnel, the measure would have funded &ldquo;excepted&rdquo; federal workers, meaning those who are not furloughed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3860790\/thune-teases-shutdown-votes-pay-troops-air-traffic-controllers\/\">Thune teases shutdown votes to pay troops and air traffic controllers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3860471\/veterans-affairs-doug-collins-urges-chuck-schumer-end-government-shutdown-nations-duty\/\">VA secretary urges Schumer to reopen government, affirm &#8216;nation&#8217;s duty&#8217; to veterans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3859409\/merkley-rails-against-trump-politics-filibuster-government-shutdown\/\">Merkley rails against Trump politics in filibuster speech during government shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In its place, Democrats attempted to bring dueling proposals to the floor that would have paid furloughed workers as well, but it was blocked by Republicans. One, offered by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), would have put a stop to the White House&rsquo;s wave of layoffs that began earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>In a floor exchange ahead of the vote, Johnson offered to add furloughed workers to the bill, but Van Hollen rejected the compromise as inadequate to address the firings undertaken by White House budget chief Russ Vought.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&rsquo;s measure ultimately attracted three Democratic votes, from Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA), but not enough to overcome the filibuster.<\/p>\n<p>The bills reflect the latest posturing in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-signs-bill-funding-government-through-dec-3-punting-shutdown-fight\/\" title=\"Biden Signs Bill ... ... Through Dec. 3, Punting ... Fight\">shutdown fight<\/a>, with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3860790\/thune-teases-shutdown-votes-pay-troops-air-traffic-controllers\/\">eyeing more votes<\/a> that pay segments of the federal workforce. He told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in a Wednesday interview that funding for air traffic controllers and another vote on troops could be brought to the floor as soon as next week, though Democrats have rejected all GOP attempts so far to reopen the government.<\/p>\n<p>A day earlier, Democrats opposed a House-passed funding bill for the 12th time, refusing to give their support without a deal on premium Obamacare subsidies that expire at the end of the year. Just two Democrats and one independent have crossed party lines on the bill, with five more needed for passage.<\/p>\n<p>Senators cast Thursday&rsquo;s vote while attending a lunch held to rekindle a &ldquo;spirit of bipartisanship&rdquo; that has eluded Congress in President Donald Trump&rsquo;s second term.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3860790\/thune-teases-shutdown-votes-pay-troops-air-traffic-controllers\/\"><strong>THUNE TEASES SHUTDOWN VOTES TO PAY TROOPS AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Informal talks to end the shutdown, confined to rank-and-file members, have essentially stalled, while Republican leaders refuse to engage in any healthcare negotiations until the government is reopened.<\/p>\n<p>Senators will leave Washington later on Thursday, virtually guaranteeing the impasse will stretch into a fifth week. The House, for its part, has been on recess for more than a month as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) pressures Democrats to accept the GOP&rsquo;s funding bill, which would keep the government operating through Nov. 21.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Dems block bill to pay federal workers during shutdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2502336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25070586845514.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[48942,51601,33619,64904],"class_list":["post-2502335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-federal-workers","tag-government-funding-2","tag-senate-democrats","tag-shutdown-vote"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25070586845514.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2502335"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2502339,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502335\/revisions\/2502339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2502336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2502335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2502335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2502335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}