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Trump’s deal with Senate leaders to avert government shutdown hits snags as lawmakers refuse to allow quick vote
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ABC57 News
Right now, we got snags on both sides, but tomorrow’s another day,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters as he left the US Capitol.
Any one senator can object to quick consideration of a measure on the floor, slowing down the process.
The two-week extension to DHS funding is the time frame that Senate Democrats had been pushing for and shorter than what the White House had initially offered.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, however, argued Congress would need at least two weeks procedurally to renegotiate, consider and pass a new DHS funding bill.
Seven conservatives had joined all Democrats to block the broader funding package from moving forward.