Senate could vote as early as tomorrow on Republican shutdown bill

Senate may hold test vote as early as tomorrow afternoon on an updated Republican bill to end the government shutdown and fund parts of the government for the remainder of the fiscal year.

We are still awaiting the text of the bill on measures that will fund the government until the end of January and provide money to the Department of Agriculture (which funds SNAP), Department of Veterans Affairs and military construction projects and Congress through September 30, 2026.

But things will start moving as soon as the text is published this evening or tomorrow morning.

This appears to be a pure spending bill with nothing specific to extend Obamacare subsidies.

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For control voting, 60 “yes” are required. This brings support from Democrats. Fox is advised to watch the following Democratic Senators to see if they will vote to end the filibuster, although they may not need to vote on the final bill. All that is needed here is a simple majority.

Fox is told this is a universe of would-be senators rallying with Democrats to break the filibuster as quickly as possible:

Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; and Senators Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.; Jack Reed, MD; Jon Ossoff, Democrat of Georgia; John Fetterman, Democrat from Pennsylvania; Catherine Cortez Masto, Democrat of Nevada; Maggie Hassan, D.N.H.; Gary Peters, Democrat from Michigan; Angus King, I-Man; and Patty Murray, Washington State. Murray is the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee. Fox was told Murray had secured some important language in the fragile spending agreement.

This is a fragile coalition and it could fall apart.

But if Senate breaks filibusterit's only a matter of time before senators vote to reopen the government. In fact, it is possible that the Senate could vote on Sunday evening if senators can agree on a time.

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According to the book, the Senate is given significant debate time if it breaks the filibuster. Fox is told that progressives, angry that they haven't achieved anything on health care and burned by their own party, could try to drag out the situation as long as possible. That could mean the Senate won't vote until Tuesday or later on final passage.

But by the same token, Democrats are only obstructing SNAP benefits. So they could agree to an expedited process.

The home must be given 48 hours notice of return. So the House may not return until midweek to join with the Senate and reopen the government. But it is likely that the House of Representatives can be recalled as soon as possible.

Location of the house unclear regarding this legislation. However, it is difficult to believe that most Republicans will not agree to this deal. In addition, Representatives Tom Suozzi, D.N.Y.; Marie Glusenkamp Perez, Democrat of Washington State; and Jared Golden, a Maine Democrat, are among moderate Democrats who could vote yes if the GOP loses a few votes. Golden was the only House Democrat to vote for the old stopgap spending bill on Sept. 19. Golden has since announced his resignation.

Here's another question:

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Will the House swear in Republican-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., before or after the vote? Democrats will howl if Johnson fails to swear in Grijalva ahead of a possible House vote.

And as we say, it's always about the math.

After Grijalva's swearing-in, the House remained at 433 members with two vacancies. The breakdown is as follows: 219 Republicans to 214 Democrats. That means the GOP can only lose two votes before it needs Democratic help.

Also, prepare for an internecine war between Democrats that will begin as soon as the Democrats break with their party. Big differences will arise between those Democrats who vote for break the filibuster and those seeking Obamacare subsidies.

Moreover, note the emerging gap between House and Senate Democrats when this is all over.

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And here's what's interesting: It's quite possible that a group of Senate Democrats threw their colleagues under the bus to end the shutdown, and the party received no guarantees on this matter. money for healthcare despite their risky political gambit of closure.