{"id":2508582,"date":"2025-11-09T23:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T04:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-takes-first-step-to-reopen-government-fueling-democratic-split\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T23:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T04:16:31","slug":"senate-takes-first-step-to-reopen-government-fueling-democratic-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-takes-first-step-to-reopen-government-fueling-democratic-split\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate takes first step to reopen government, fueling Democratic split"},"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-takes-first-step-to-reopen-government-fueling-democratic-split%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=2508582&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 has taken its first significant step toward reopening the government after a 40-day shutdown marked by 14 failed votes. During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-supreme-court-takes-up-trump-lawsuit-days-ahead-of-electoral-college-vote\/\" title=\"Wisconsin Supreme Court Takes Up Trump Lawsuit Days Ahead of Electoral College Vote\">rare weekend session<\/a>, a test vote passed with just enough Democratic support to overcome a Republican filibuster, allowing progress on funding bills for Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, adn other federal departments. The proposed deal combines these full-year bills with a short-term extension for the rest of the government but notably excludes the democrats&#8217; demand to extend premium Obamacare subsidies, which will instead be subject to a separate vote in December.<\/p>\n<p>In a concession, Republicans agreed to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >reverse planned federal employee layoffs<\/a> and prevent further ones through January. only eight Democrats-primarily centrists-supported the measure, including Minority Whip Dick durbin, while Senate minority Leader Chuck Schumer opposed it, highlighting a split within the Democratic caucus. The shutdownS impact on air travel and food assistance increased pressure on Democrats to relent.<\/p>\n<p>If passed by the Senate, the bill would return to the House, currently out of session, for approval. Republicans maintain they are open to negotiating a healthcare deal later but insist government funding and policy issues should remain separate.Some Democrats who voted &#8220;yes&#8221; cited the ineffectiveness of prolonging the shutdown to force obamacare subsidy extensions as justification for their decision.this vote marks a breakthrough toward ending the prolonged government shutdown.  <\/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 takes first step to reopen government, fueling Democratic split<\/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_2395683\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>After 14 failed votes and a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3880435\/government-shutdown-40th-day-flights-snap\/\">40-day-long shutdown<\/a>, the Senate took its first step toward reopening the government on Sunday, with enough Democrats relenting on their healthcare demands to allow Republicans to overcome a filibuster.<\/p>\n<p>The test vote, which took place during a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3878102\/gop-weekend-senate-session-democrats-shutdown-split\/\">rare weekend session<\/a>, came shortly after Senate appropriators put the finishing touches on three full-year bills that would fund Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and other federal departments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3880465\/filibuster-pandoras-box-government-weaponization-joe-concha\/\">Ending filibuster opens &#8216;Pandora&#8217;s box&#8217; on government weaponization: Joe Concha<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3880435\/government-shutdown-40th-day-flights-snap\/\">Shutdown enters 40th day with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shutdown-hits-day-40-with-flights-and-snap-benefits-disrupted\/\" title=\"Shutdown hits day 40 with flights and SNAP benefits disrupted\">flights snarled nationwide<\/a> and food assistance disrupted<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3880085\/cruz-slams-republican-colleagues-not-denouncing-carlson-fuentes-interview\/\">Cruz slams Republican colleagues for not denouncing Carlson after Fuentes interview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The basic framework for a spending deal, attaching the three bills to a short-term extension for the rest of the government, is largely unchanged from what Republicans have been offering for weeks. The legislation does not include the extension of premium Obamacare subsidies Democrats have been demanding in exchange for their votes.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Republicans will allow a December vote on the subsidies, with no guarantee they can pass Congress or will be signed into law. As another concession, Republicans agreed to reverse thousands of planned layoffs the White House has announced since Oct. 1, when the shutdown first began, and prevent more from happening through January.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&rsquo;s vote is just the first in a series of procedural hurdles that could draw the process out for days, unless all Democrats drop their objections to the funding plan. A group of centrist Senate Democrats reached a deal with Republicans on Sunday evening to overcome the filibuster&rsquo;s 60-vote threshold, but most of the caucus remained opposed.<\/p>\n<p>Just eight, the bare minimum needed for the measure to advance, voted for the funding bill: Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL), John Fetterman (D-PA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Angus King (I-ME), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH).<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Durbin, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-nadler-call-flynn-pardon-abuse-of-power\/\" title=\"Schiff, Nadler Call Flynn Pardon &#039;Abuse of Power&#039;\">minority whip<\/a>, was the only member of Senate Democratic leadership to support the bill. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) voted against, marking a break from March, when he joined centrist Democrats to keep the government open.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), a vulnerable Senate Democrat seeking reelection in 2026, also voted &ldquo;no.&rdquo; On the GOP side, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was the lone senator to buck leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The government funding deal represents a long-awaited breakthrough for Republicans and a concrete sign that the government shutdown will end sometime this coming week.<\/p>\n<p>Until now, only a few Senate Democrats were willing to break ranks with their leadership on the Obamacare subsidies, but mounting delays at airports and a lapse in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-finds-path-to-reopen-government-fueling-democratic-split\/\" title=\"... finds path to ..., ...\">food stamps benefits eventually<\/a> became too much for more centrist members.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration required airlines to cut hundreds of flights due to staffing shortages on Friday, while Trump appears to have won a court battle over food stamps, ordering states to halt full payments for November.<\/p>\n<p>Should the legislation ultimately pass the Senate, it would then return to the House, which has been out of session for well over a month. The House has already passed a short-term extension to Nov. 19, but the new funding patch would last until the end of January.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday afternoon, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and other House Democrats came out against the funding bill, though he criticized Senate Republicans rather than his Democratic counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have said they are willing to negotiate a healthcare deal before the end of the year, when the enhanced Obamacare subsidies run out, but their refusal to commit to an extension has been the main stumbling block to reopening the government.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3878248\/where-every-senate-republican-stands-trump-end-filibuster\/\"><strong>WHERE EVERY SENATE REPUBLICAN STANDS ON TRUMP&rsquo;S CALL TO END THE FILIBUSTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, a bloc of Democratic senators who voted &ldquo;yes&rdquo; defended their decision in light of the prolonged shutdown and Republicans&rsquo; refusal to negotiate. Republicans have insisted that any funding deal be separate from policy debates.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The question was, does the shutdown further the goal of achieving some needed support for the extension of the tax credits?&rdquo; said King, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats. &ldquo;Our judgment was that it would not produce that result, and the evidence for that was almost seven weeks of fruitless attempts to make that happen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Ramsey Touchberry contributed to this report.<\/em><\/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 moves to reopen government, exposing Democratic divide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2508584,"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\/AP25311660200983.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[66765,39629,5894,3740],"class_list":["post-2508582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democratic-split","tag-government-shutdown","tag-politics","tag-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25311660200983.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508582","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=2508582"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2508586,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508582\/revisions\/2508586"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2508584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2508582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2508582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2508582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}