Overview
- The Senate adjourned and will not reconvene until Monday, Nov. 3, guaranteeing the shutdown reaches day 34.
- Democrats are withholding votes unless Republicans agree to extend Obamacare subsidies that expire at year-end.
- Trump called for the Senate to use the “nuclear option” to pass funding by simple majority, a step GOP leaders including John Thune continue to reject.
- The Congressional Budget Office estimates the closure could cost $7–$14 billion and shave up to 2% from fourth-quarter GDP.
- Nov. 1 looms as a stress point as states warn SNAP funds could run out and updated Obamacare premiums are due, with added concerns about unpaid air traffic controllers disrupting travel.