Democratic Senators Break Ranks on Government Funding Vote
TL;DR
Two Democrats and one independent senator voted with Republicans to support a GOP-backed government funding bill, breaking ranks amid a shutdown, citing concerns over health care and government spending, while others criticized the move as increasing presidential power and prolonging the shutdown.
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- The seven Democratic senators whose votes could be key to ending the government shutdown Axios
- Sen. Cortez Masto explains why she broke ranks with democrats on shutdown vote NPR
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