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Dueling Proposals to Reopen Government Fail in Senate Vote as Schumer Shutdown Drags On

By Cristina Laila – The Gateway Pundit – Oct 9, 2025

Dueling proposals to reopen the government failed in the Senate for the 7th time on Thursday.
On October 1 at 12:01 am, the government partially shut down because two measures failed in the Senate.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer rejected the House-passed, clean, short-term stopgap funding bill to keep the government open.
Instead of working with Republicans to responsibly extend funding until November, Schumer chose a shutdown… READ MORE

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