Democrats block bill to reopen Homeland Security amid 27-day shutdown - sh.itjust.works

cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/politicaloptimism/p/1872331/democrats-block-bill-to-reopen-homeland-security-amid-27-day-shutdown [https://piefed.social/c/politicaloptimism/p/1872331/democrats-block-bill-to-reopen-homeland-security-amid-27-day-shutdown] > > Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a motion to proceed to a House-passed bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the 27-day shutdown that has hampered the functions of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other critical agencies. > > excellent > > > The motion failed by a vote of 51 to 46. Centrist Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) was the only Democrat to vote with Republicans to advance the funding bill. It needed 60 votes to advance. > > centrist my fucking asshole.