The Senate failed to advance the House-passed funding bill that would end the government shutdown for the 12th time on Wednesday, following a marathon speech by Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon., APA reports, citing CBS News.
The Senate vote was 54-46, falling short of the 60 votes needed to move forward. Three Democrats voted with Republicans to move the bill forward, with no new Democrats crossing the aisle.
At 22 days, the shutdown is now the second-longest funding lapse in modern history, eclipsed only by the 35-day funding lapse in late 2018 and early 2019.
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