The U. S. Senate is considering bills to fund six sets of agencies and departments for the rest of the fiscal year. Subsequent to the murder of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, and due in large part to large amounts of public pressure, all Senate Democrats and... seven Republican Senators voted against the funding bill. The Democratic demand is to have the Department of Homeland Security funding part of the bill split out, which the administration does not want to do. The Republicans who voted with the Democrats are:
Seven fiscally conservative Republican senators Rand Paul (Ky.), Ted Budd (N.C.), Ron Johnson (Wis.), Mike Lee (Utah), Ashley Moody (Fla.), Rick Scott (Fla.) and Tommy Tuberville (Ala.).
It seems like we are in an upside-down world, and it is hard to know what these senators are thinking/what their play is. Unless there is some sort of continuing resolution or a compromise by tomorrow night (Friday, Jan. 30), parts of the Federal government will again be shut down.
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