Senate Republicans are starting to feel the pressure of the government shutdown.
They also clash with planned vacations.
Republicans in the Senate are holding bipartisan talks and seeking a solution to their own government shutdown.
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What is emerging is an outcome in which the Republicans save face by avoiding a vote on the CR, while the Democrats win.
Politico reported:
Part of those bipartisan discussions focused on how to advance fiscal 2026 spending bills, with some officials suggesting a full-year package of bills could move forward as a show of good faith before the Senate passes a stopgap ending the shutdown.
Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), who leads the Homeland Security subcommittee, met with Thune Thursday morning on a plan being developed by donors to advance a three-bill package alongside a new stopgap running through mid-December, according to three people granted anonymity to describe the private conversation. A vote to extend expiring health insurance subsidies — a key shutdown demand from Democrats — would likely be among them, the people said.
The basic framework is that the Senate will pass appropriations bills. The Senate will also pass a short-term CR and vote on expiration of ACA grants.
There are a few problems with this plan. The bottom line is that Democrats don’t trust Republicans and can’t take a vote on anything.
To find out more, continue reading the story below.