US Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican from South Dakota, speaks to reporters outside of his office at the US Capitol, on the second day of the US government shutdown in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2025.
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The Senate on Monday for a fifth time did not pass a House bill that would temporarily fund the U.S. government, deepening the government funding stalemate.
Republicans, who control both chambers of Congress, and Democrats remained at loggerheads over the terms of a funding deal as the government shutdown dragged on to its sixth day.
The 52-42 vote fell largely along party lines, as was the case during the four previous votes on the same measure.
The measure would have funded the government through Nov. 21. The Senate on Monday also rejected House Democrats’ plan to temporarily fund the government, as had been expected.
Republican senators need at least eight votes from members of the Democratic caucus to meet the 60-vote threshold required to advance the legislation.
The only senators from the Democratic caucus so far to vote for the House resolution have been John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Nevada’s Catherine Cortez Masto, as well as Angus King of Maine, one of two independents in the caucus.
Those three senators again voted with Republicans on Monday evening, while Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., voted with Democrats to oppose the measure.
The Trump administration reiterated its threat of mass layoffs of government workers if the shutdown persists beyond Monday.
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that President Donald Trump could “start taking sharp measures” if the Senate does not approve the funding bill.
Hassett said Democrats would be to blame for “any government worker that loses their job” due to reduction-in-force orders.
Federal employees normally are furloughed during government shutdowns, not laid off.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune can now tee up another vote for Tuesday, Punchbowl News reported.
