The Senate is in session Friday, however Majority Chief John Thune has given no clear indication of what path they will tackle votes, resulting in quite a few questions in regards to the Senate’s schedule on Friday and this weekend because the shutdown ticks on.
A vote on the short-term authorities funding invoice that the Senate was anticipated to take Friday has nonetheless not but been scheduled. And whereas Thune prompt Friday afternoon that he might contemplate calling up votes on different payments adjoining to authorities funding, comparable to GOP Sen. Ron Johnson’s invoice that may pay federal staff who’re at present reporting to work, votes on these have not been scheduled both.
“Properly proper now, we have got to get the Democrats form of again engaged, and so, I can not say what’s in and what’s out. I believe that is going to rely upon whether or not or not Democrats wish to get to sure,” Thune stated. “I believed we have been on a observe, we had given them the whole lot they wished or had requested for, and sooner or later, I used to be going to say they must take sure for a solution. They have been trending in that path, after which yesterday, the whole lot, form of the wheels got here off.”
Senate Majority Chief John Thune speaks to reporters on day 37 of the federal government shutdown, on the US Capitol in Washington, November 6, 2025.
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Whereas the timing of votes and specifics of what payments could also be delivered to the ground are right now totally unclear, Thune stated right now that he would count on the Senate to be right here this weekend. Thune stated one other vote to reopen the federal government would come both Friday or Saturday, however solely when Democrats sign willingness to assist a package deal of payments that Thune stated he is been negotiating with Democrats on.
“Our members are going to be suggested to be obtainable if, in reality, there’s a must vote, and we’ll see what occurs and whether or not or not, over the course of the subsequent couple of days, the Democrats discover a approach to reengage once more,” Thune stated.
-ABC Information’ Allison Pecorin
