7 Republicans join Dems to block major government funding package as shutdown looms
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Senate Democrats were joined by seven Senate Republicans to block a six-bill government funding package, threatening a partial shutdown.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
But the defection of seven GOP lawmakers – Sens. Ted Budd, R-N.C., Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Mike Lee, R- Utah, Ashley Moody, R-Fla., Rand Paul, R-Ky., Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. – was an unexpected development on Thursday.
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