The Senate is scheduled to meet again at 3 pm et on Monday, since the closure of the federal government continues for a sixth day.
The body is expected to celebrate a vote around 5:30 pm et in a bill backed by Democrats to continue assignments for the government. Republicans have opposed that version of the allocation bill, which would include an extension of medical care provisions.
People walk near the US Capitol building during the fifth day of a partial government closure in Washington, DC, USA, October 5, 2025.
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If the bill backed by the Democrats is not approved on Monday, the Senate is expected to vote again on a 7 -week Stopgap financing measure supported by Republicans, a bill that has already approved a vote of the Chamber.
Both parties continued during the weekend blaming the other for closing and lack of commitment.
The Sun launches a shadow along the Capitol of the United States, on the fifth day of a partial closure of the government, in Washington, DC, USA, October 5, 2025.
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“It is. It is simple. Republicans can reopen the government and make people’s medical attention more affordable at the same time,” the Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer saying On social networks on Saturday. “They are choosing not to do it. This is their closure.”
The leader of the majority of the Senate, John Thune, responded to the Democrats on Sunday.
“Chuck Schumer instigated this in the will of liberal interest groups of the extreme left,” he saying On social networks on Sunday.
He added: “Democrats need to return to their senses and vote for this CR in the short term and not partisan and give us the opportunity to continue the process of bipartisan assignments.”
