"The federal government partially shut down on Oct. 1 after the Senate failed to pass a funding bill to keep the government open. Although Republicans control the Senate 53-47, 60 votes are required to invoke cloture, which ends debate on legislation before a simple up-and-down vote is taken on a bill. Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and his conference are withholding their support of the Republican funding bill until it is amended to include an extension of healthcare premium subsidies for Obamacare recipients."
"Adding to the drama is the fact that benefits under the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program commonly called food stamps are set to expire on Nov. 1. Republicans have said Democrats will be to blame if that happens. On Thursday night, Trump expressed frustration with the lack of movement in the Senate. Rather than call on Republicans to cut a deal, he demanded on Truth Social that they eliminate the filibuster: .BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE GONE STONE COLD CRAZY, THE CHOICE IS CLEAR INITIATE THE NUCLEAR OPTION, GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER AND, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
"There's always a lot of swirl out there, as you know, from social media, et cetera, but no, I have not had that conversation, Thune said."
The federal government partially shut down on Oct. 1 after the Senate failed to pass a funding bill. Republicans control the Senate 53-47, but 60 votes are needed to invoke cloture and end debate. Senate Democrats are withholding support for the Republican funding bill until it includes an extension of healthcare premium subsidies for Obamacare recipients, which are set to expire Dec. 31. SNAP benefits are set to expire Nov. 1. President Trump demanded on Truth Social that Senate Republicans eliminate the filibuster and “initiate the nuclear option.” The filibuster is a Senate rule that can be changed by a simple majority vote.
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