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The motion m to conquer. Is there objection . A spokesperson for the pentagon, quote, weve been working on doing continuing resolution for three years now. Thee current cr expires the 19th of january. This is wasteful and destructi destructive. We need a fully funded fiscal year eight budget or face ramifications on the military. The leader wants to move that cr that the pentagon objects to even without the margin i strenuously object. The majority leader. I find the cloture motion to conquer. T...

Us. The senate is now just hours away from an entirely avoidable Government Shutdown. At midnight tonight, funding for programs that millions of americans rely on, veteran services, opioid treatment centers, death benefits for the families of the fallen soldiers, and Health Insurance for nine million Vulnerable Children would be thrown into chaos, thrown into chaos. Last night the senate began consideration of a bill passed by the house which would erase all of these threats. The bill keeps the ...

Thanks. Thank you very much. [inaudible conversations]. Federal governments facing a possible shutdown tonight at midnight eastern. Members of congress are working on a short term measure to keep the government funded until the middle of next month. The house voted yesterday, passing the legislation 23 230197 but efforts to pass it in the . Are uncertain. Meanwhile white house legislative director marc short and budget director Mick Mulvaney will brief reporters this morning on that possible shu...

The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Spirit of the living god, fall afresh on us. As the clock ticks toward another deadline inspire our lawmakers to be instruments of your purposes. May they humbly seek to do what is best for our nation and world, achieving together what cannot be done without allies. Lord, give them the wisdom to see that there is a practical morality based on absolutes...

With those 9 million children thatch benefit from the Childrens Health Insurance Program. I suggest the absence of a quorum. To paraphrase here we go again. And with millions of Senior Citizens and then shut down the government to do it. And republicans once again and to shut down the government with the Affordable Care act. To say negotiating the bipartisan budget deal and with situation we find ourselves in today. And going back in 2015 and then the attempt with planned parenthood with million...

Vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . If not, on this vote, the yeas are 50, the nays are 49, and the motion is threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. The majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i enter a motion to reconsider the vote. The presiding officer the motion is entered. Mr. Mcconnell i just want to call to the attention of my colleagues the st...

A couple minutes after midnight stern time in Leslie Graham of South Carolina, a bunch of others trying to come together. They will be working on this through the weekend. Not move to limit debate it officially called. 50 votes to limit debate and forward on the continuing resolution. 48 nos. A statement from the white house. Senate Democrats Senate democru mer shutdown. Theythey put politics above our country. We will not discuss the status of unlawful immigrants while democrats hold lawful cit...

Relish a Government Shutdown as a way of shaking things up regardless of who gets hurt. Republicans in the house and senate have brought up to the brink of a shutdown because they are terrified of the ideological Extremist Party who reject the most reasonable bipartisan compromises. They are terrified of the president that changepresident tm in the clothes that even the most minor and has repeatedly said maybe we need a good Government Shutdown so he can get his wall. Donald trump and the republ...

Mr. Mcconnell mr. President. The presiding officer the Senate Majority leader. The senate will be in order. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call be waived. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion. We, the undersigned senators, in acco...

Reaction to the Government Shutdown. Democrats 202 7488000. Republicans 202 7488001. Independents 202 7488002. Democrats 202 7488000. Worker we a federal want to hear from you as well at 202 7488003. Worker we want to hear from you as wellses on facebook. Thank you for being with us on what is likely to be a busy day determining whether or not the house and senate resolve differences or the Government Shutdown moves into the work week. Of the the front page Washington Post. Besides cast bitter b...