by Stef W Kight and Stephan Neukam at Axios
Ten Senate Democrats joined with the Republican majority in voting to move forward with a stopgap spending bill Friday — clearing the path to avoid a government shutdown.
Why it matters: Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is facing outrage from his party, including House leadership, over his decision to vote for the bill. Many Democrats wanted to force a shutdown to protest President Trump and Elon Musk’s sweeping federal spending cuts.
- The key procedural vote was 62-38. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was the only Republican who voted “no.”
- The Senate voted 54-46 a short time later to send the stopgap measure to Trump for his signature ahead of a midnight deadline. It funds the government through Sept. 30.
- Schumer did manage to get GOP leadership to agree to hold a vote to ensure that the D.C.’s budget did not suffer a $1 billion cut. The House’s bill was written to include the budget reduction, sparking concern.
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