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Senate Logs Seventh Failed Vote as Shutdown Edges Toward Troop Pay Risk

Democrats are conditioning reopening on extending ACA subsidies to exploit the 60‑vote threshold.

Rep. Michael Lawler, R-N.Y., left, confronts House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., in a heated discussion to endorse House bill H.R.5145 that would extend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer takes a question during a "pen and pad" meeting with reporters at the US Capitol on October 8, 2025. The government remains shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding deal last week.

Overview

  • On day nine of the lapse, the Senate again blocked dueling short-term funding bills, with both the Democratic measure and the House-passed GOP “clean” CR falling short of 60 votes and leaders preparing to keep the chamber in session.
  • Roughly 750,000 federal workers are furloughed, the IRS sidelined 34,000 staff, and military and civilian paychecks are at risk starting Oct. 15 as the White House and OMB question automatic back pay.
  • Speaker Mike Johnson urges Democrats to accept a stopgap through Nov. 21 and keeps the House largely out, after wavering on a standalone military pay bill that he now says should be handled by passing the CR.
  • Republicans and the White House pounced on Chuck Schumer’s comment that “every day gets better for us,” even as new surveys show more voters blaming Trump and GOP leaders for the shutdown.
  • Party strains are showing for Republicans, with some lawmakers privately warning against mass firings and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly pressing to extend ACA subsidies, while leadership still refuses to negotiate on health care before reopening.