Fearing a government shutdown and its implications, three senators who caucus with Democrats voted to support the GOP’s continuing resolution to fund the government.
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Threesenators—DemocratsCatherineCortezMastoofNevadaandJohnFettermanofPennsylvania,alongwithIndependentAngusKingofMaine—brokeranksTuesdaynighttosidewithRepublicansonaGOPspendingbillthatwouldhavekeptthegovernmentopen.Andnow,they’refacingheatforit.
WhileSenateDemocraticleaderChuckSchumerandnineotherDemocraticsenatorsvotedtoadvanceasimilarGOPspendingbillinMarch,theyarenothelpingtheirRepublicancolleaguesgettheirlatestappropriationsbillpastthefinishlinethistimearound,citingseveralconcerns,includingthatthepackagewillincreasehealthcarecostsforAmericansbecauseitfailstoextendObamacaresubsidies.
“Thisadministrationdoesn’tcareaboutNevadans,butIdo.That’swhyIcannotsupportacostlyshutdownthatwouldhurtNevadafamiliesandhandevenmorepowertothisrecklessadministration,” CortezMastosaidaftervotinginfavoroftheRepublicanappropriati
