DEAL INCOMING? Ten Senate Democrats Reportedly Ready to Vote to END the Shutdown

Are we finally on the verge of ending the government shutdown?

It appears like that may be the case, according to a new report from Axios.

At least ten Democrat Senators are reportedly expected to vote in favor of a short-term funding measure today.

If true, then that would put us well over the threshold of Democrat votes needed to re-open the government!

🚨 BREAKING: At least TEN Senate Democrats are expected to vote in favor of a “short term funding measure” today to END the Schumer Shutdown, per Axios

GIVE NO CONCESSIONS, LEADER THUNE!

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The short-term funding measure does not include funding for the Affordable Care Act or healthcare for illegal immigrants.

Instead, Democrats would be voting to end the shutdown in exchange for a December floor vote on extending Obamacare tax credits.

Axios has more details:

A handful of Senate Democrats on Sunday indicated they are ready to advance a package of bills that could end the government shutdown, multiple sources told Axios.

Why it matters: It is the most significant movement toward a bipartisan breakthrough in the talks to reopen the government in over a month.

• At least 10 Senate Democrats are expected to support a procedural motion to advance a package of spending bills and a short term funding measure through the end of January, multiple sources from both parties told Axios.
• The deal would include a December vote on a Democratic proposal to extend ACA tax credits for one year, multiple sources said. It would take 60 votes to pass.
• It could also include some kind of language to help federal workers who have been laid off under the shutdown.

Talks are fluid, and no deal is final until lawmakers have voted. But the discussions are progressing toward a deal that would end weeks of deadlock in the Senate.

At this time, the vote has not been officially scheduled.

However, Senate Minority John Thune says it will happen sometime today and that the deal is fast approaching!

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters as he entered the Capitol that “we plan to vote today” to advance the House-passed continuing resolution, assuming the text of the three-bill appropriations package is released.

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The measure, which has fallen short of the 60-vote threshold needed to move forward 14 times, is expected to be amended to include the minibus, as well as a longer extension of government funding…

Thune told reporters as he headed into the Senate chamber that “the deal is coming together.”

“We’ll see kind of where the votes are,” he said. “This kind of stuff can drag on indefinitely if you allow it to.”

The majority leader told reporters earlier that the chamber plans to vote today on the House-passed funding measure that’s part of a plan to reopen the government, along with passing a handful of year-long funding measures. The measure would require support from Democrats to move forward.

LFG!

End the Schumer shutdown!