The authorities has now been shut down since October 1, with no end in sight. While the House has handed a stopgap invoice that will fund the authorities at present ranges for seven weeks, the Senate can’t get to the 60 votes mandatory to cross something.
That’s acquired many individuals asking, “Who voted to shut down the government?” While that’s a little bit of a loaded query – Democrats and Republicans are each blaming the other side – we will account for which senators have voted for and towards Republicans’ stopgap invoice that will reopen the authorities.
We’re watching a key handful. Three senators – two Democrats and one impartial who caucuses with them – joined Republicans in voting for the spending invoice. Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky joined Democrats in voting towards it.
Last time we neared a shutdown, back in March, a whole of 10 in the Democratic caucus crossed get together strains to avoid a shutdown. This time, the GOP wants eight votes (so long as Paul stays the solely Republican towards it) to cross their invoice.
Here’s the full breakdown of how senators voted this time round: