US Politics on Sidechat | Just so everyone knows, 49 republicans voted to avert the government shutdown while only 3 democrats voted for it… Total vote was 52-42

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Just so everyone knows, 49 republicans voted to avert the government shutdown while only 3 democrats voted for it… Total vote was 52-42

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Anonymous 8w

Which republicans voted against it?

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Anonymous 8w

That’s not how shutdowns work. 60 senators need to agree on a funding bill, or the government can’t operate. Republicans and Democrats could not find a compromise to meet that 60-vote threshold. At no point did Dems vote “for” a shutdown, that’s a partisan misrepresentation of the facts.

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