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Democrats Unveil Rival Funding Bill as GOP Pushes ‘Clean’ CR, Raising Shutdown Risk

With 60 votes needed in the Senate, Democrats hold sway and the risk of an Oct. 1 shutdown is rising.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 26: Microphones sit on a podium before the start of a news conference with Democratic lawmakers about the Biden administrations border politics, outside the U.S. Capitol on January 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. A group of 77 Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden this week criticizing his administrations policies restricting asylum access for migrants crossing the southern border. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
As lawmakers debate a government funding extension, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., awaits the arrival of the leader of the Orthodox Christian Church, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for a meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., hold a news conference on the GOP reconciliation bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Overview

  • House Republicans advanced a stopgap through Nov. 21 that keeps current funding levels and adds about $88 million for security across the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
  • Democratic leaders released a competing Oct. 31 measure that would extend Affordable Care Act premium subsidies, reverse recent Medicaid cuts, restore funds the White House has been withholding, and maintain operations short term.
  • Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate GOP leaders rejected attaching health-care provisions to the stopgap, calling for a ‘clean’ bill and arguing subsidy changes belong in year-end negotiations.
  • Any plan needs 60 votes in the Senate, requiring at least seven Democrats if all Republicans back the GOP bill, while some Democrats, including Sen. John Fetterman, say they will not support a shutdown.
  • A new Data for Progress poll reported by Semafor shows most Democratic voters favor withholding votes to secure changes and expect Republicans to be blamed if the government closes.