{"id":2506223,"date":"2025-11-03T18:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T23:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thune-eyes-longer-stopgap-funding-bill-as-shutdown-drags-on\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T18:02:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T23:02:58","slug":"thune-eyes-longer-stopgap-funding-bill-as-shutdown-drags-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thune-eyes-longer-stopgap-funding-bill-as-shutdown-drags-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Thune eyes longer stopgap funding bill as shutdown drags on"},"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%2Fthune-eyes-longer-stopgap-funding-bill-as-shutdown-drags-on%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=2506223&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>Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) announced that the Republican-controlled Senate is working on a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-government-shutdown-house-passes-stopgap-funding-bill-to-keep-washington-open\/\" title=\"No Government Shutdown: ... Passes ... Bill To Keep Washington Open\">stopgap funding bill<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-banks-calls-to-oppose-funding-bills-that-do-not-address-inflation-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Jim Banks Calls to Oppose Funding Bills that Do Not Address Inflation, Border Crisis\">extend government funding<\/a> beyond the current deadline of November 21, set by the House. This extension is necessary because the Senate has rejected the House&#8217;s bill multiple times due to a Democratic filibuster, and more time will be needed to complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secdef-to-congress-get-a-military-budget-done-already\/\" title=\"SecDef to Congress: Get a Military Budget Done Already\">full-year budget<\/a> once the government shutdown ends. The shutdown, now 34 days long, is close to surpassing the longest government shutdown on record, wich lasted 35 days during President Trump&#8217;s management.<\/p>\n<p>Despite ongoing behind-the-scenes talks among congressional members, no formal negotiations have taken place between the congressional leaders and the white House. Key issues holding up progress include expiring Obamacare subsidies and broader healthcare negotiations. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is open to extending the funding timeline to facilitate healthcare discussions, but Republicans, including former President Trump, insist negotiations must start only after reopening the government. Overcoming the filibuster in the Senate remains a important hurdle.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) criticized Republicans&#8217; approach to healthcare, accusing them of wanting to eliminate it without offering a viable plan. Thune responded by urging Democrats to stop politicizing the issue and to prioritize reopening the government so that meaningful discussions can proceed.  <\/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\">Thune eyes longer stopgap funding bill as shutdown drags on<\/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_2388868\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) said Monday that the GOP-controlled chamber is seeking to craft a new funding measure to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3870989\/record-breaking-congress-longest-government-shutdown-in-history\/\">reopen the government<\/a> beyond the initial timeline set by the House.<\/p>\n<p>The Nov. 21 funding date set by legislation passed in September by House Republicans, which has failed in the Senate 13 times because of a Democratic filibuster, will likely need to be extended into January to allow more time for the full-year appropriations process once Congress eventually emerges from the shutdown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3872523\/republicans-shutdown-breakthrough-virginia-elections\/\">Republicans eye shutdown breakthrough after Virginia elections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3872114\/cruz-biden-fbi-arctic-frost-watergate\/\">Cruz says Biden FBI&rsquo;s Arctic Frost investigation makes Watergate &lsquo;pale in comparison&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3872024\/fetterman-democrats-own-blame-shutdown\/\">Fetterman says Democrats &#8216;really need to own&#8217; blame for shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Thune&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cami_mondeaux\/status\/1985444589600129181\">remarks<\/a>, made to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/maxpcohen\/status\/1985444512500457955\">reporters<\/a>, came on the 34th day of the shutdown, which is careening toward a new record length. The longest shutdown on record, which lasted 35 days, occurred during President Donald Trump&rsquo;s first term. However, it was only a partial shutdown, affecting government services and employees less.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters outside of his office in the Capitol about the government shutdown on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. (Bill Clark\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Talks among congressional leaders and the White House remained nonexistent as of Monday. However, rank-and-file members continued discussions behind the scenes over possible off-ramps and how to address expiring Obamacare subsidies at the center of the stalemate.<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) expressed openness to an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >extended short-term funding date<\/a> that could jumpstart broader healthcare negotiations. However, Republicans and Trump said those talks can only happen once the shutdown ends. The Senate will still face a 60-vote threshold with any new stopgap funding and require significant Democratic buy-in to overcome a filibuster.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3870989\/record-breaking-congress-longest-government-shutdown-in-history\/\">RECORD-BREAKING CONGRESS BARRELS TOWARD ANOTHER UNWANTED MILESTONE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The only plan Republicans have for healthcare seems to be to eliminate it and then to tell working people to go figure it out on their own,&rdquo; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said in floor remarks. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s not a healthcare plan. That&rsquo;s cruel. But it&rsquo;s what Republicans have tried to do with healthcare for decades.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thune said in a floor speech that Republicans were &ldquo;ready and willing to have that discussion, but first Democrats need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-all-political-desantis-slams-biden-for-allegedly-allowing-illegal-aliens-into-u-s-without-covid-test-while-considering-domestic-travel-restrictions\/\" title=\"\u2018This Is All Political\u2019: DeSantis Slams Biden For Allegedly Allowing Illegal Aliens Into U.S. Without COVID Test While Considering Domestic Travel Restrictions\">stop playing politics<\/a> with people&rsquo;s lives and reopen the government.&rdquo;<\/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>Thune seeks extended stopgap funding as shutdown continues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2506224,"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\/11\/GettyImages-2243474451.jpg?w=594","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[47167,5045,5123,7519,23610],"class_list":["post-2506223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-funding-bill","tag-government","tag-shutdown","tag-stopgap","tag-thune"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2243474451.jpg?w=594","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506223","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2506223"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2506227,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506223\/revisions\/2506227"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2506224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2506223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2506223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2506223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}