Another day. Another vote. Another fail.
The U.S. Senate vote Oct. 14 to pass a stopgap funding bill to end the partial federal government shutdown failed.
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The stopgap bill, which would have restored government funding until Nov. 21, was defeated in a 49-45 vote. It needed 60 votes to pass. The result is the government shutdown is now entering its 15th day, with no end in sight.
Here’s the breakdown on how senators are voting, including those representing Florida: Sen. Rick Scott and Sen. Ashley Moody.
How did Florida senators vote on funding bill to end government shutdown Oct. 14?
The graphic above shows which senators voted yes or no on Oct. 14 to extend government funding to end the shutdown.
Sixty votes are needed to pass the measure.
Both Scott and Moody voted yes to extend funding to end the shutdown.
Sen. Rick Scott: ‘Democrats’ Trump Derangement Syndrome on full display’
In a post on X Oct. 14, Scott said:
“The Democrats’ Trump Derangement Syndrome is on full display. The Schumer Shutdown is all a scheme to feed the Left’s professional protest industry while hardworking Americans suffer. Republicans are ready to reopen our government and put AMERICA FIRST TODAY.”
Looking back at 8 votes to end government shutdown. How Rick Scott, Ashley Moody have voted
The U.S. Senate has voted eight times between Sept. 19 and Oct. 14 to end the shutdown. Six senators were absent during the Oct. 14 vote.
Both Scott and Moody have voted yes each time.
How long will shutdown last? Compare to other shutdowns
The longest previous shutdown lasted 35 days between December 2018 and January 2019, during President Trump’s first term.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, warned “we’re barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history unless Democrats drop their partisan demands.”
The shutdown will not end until senators reach a compromise on healthcare funding and other disputed matters, or until at least 60 senators vote to extend the stopgap bill.
What is a government shutdown?
A government shutdown occurs if Congress fails to pass or the president does not sign a spending bill to fund the federal government, according to USAFacts.org.
During a shutdown, federal workers do not get paid. Employees considered non-essential are furloughed.
Many government services are cut back during a shutdown, although some, including Social Security checks going out, continue.
Why did the government shut down?
Democrats continue to demand additional healthcare funding, to overturn previously approved cuts in Medicaid funding and to extend tax credits for the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
Johnson said Republicans have put no special policy provisions in the legislation to reopen the government until Nov. 21. He said negotiations over healthcare costs could be held after the government reopens.
“I don’t have anything that I can take off that document and make it more palatable,” Johnson said. “We’re not playing games. They’re playing a game.”
How does a government shutdown end?
To end a government shutdown, Congress needs to pass, and then the president must sign, appropriations bills to fund the departments and agencies that have been shut down.
The president does not have the power to end a shutdown unilaterally.
The funding bills follow the same legislative process as any other bill, requiring approval from both the House and Senate before the president can sign them into law.
When the Senate passes what is known as a continuing resolution — also known as a CR — to end a government shutdown, it must then be passed by the House of Representatives and signed into law by the president.
The continuing resolution provides “stopgap funding while Congress continues negotiating appropriations for the new fiscal year,” which began Oct. 1, according to the American Institute of Physics.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Government shutdown vote tracker for Senator Rick Scott, Ashley Moody
