House Republicans passed the measure, but it failed to get the 60 votes needed to clear the Senate, thus bringing the federal government closer to a possible shutdown on Oct. 1. Vought has said that the spending bills needed to be more partisan and President Donald Trump told the Republicans in a Fox News interview to ignore the Democrats altogether. But 60 votes are needed in the Senate, and Republicans hold only 53 seats. The longest shutdown in history — 35 days beginning in December 2018 — began the last time Trump was president and Republicans controlled both houses of Congress. “Put simply, this White House seeks to undo any agreement made by Congress,” DeLauro said on the House floor.