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Senate rejects pay plan for some federal workers
Democrats voted down the proposal from Sen. Ron Johnson after putting out their own plan.
By Katherine Tully-McManus and Jordain Carney
10/23/2025, 1:33pm ET
The Senate on Thursday rejected a plan to pay active-duty members of the military and select government workers for the duration of the federal funding lapse.
It’s the latest gambit from Republican senators to coax Democrats to the table amid the partisan shutdown standoff — and put Democrats on record against paying active-duty members of the military.
Lawmakers voted 54-45 against advancing legislation from Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), which would keep paychecks flowing to the troops and some federal employees who are not furloughed during the shutdown. Three Democrats broke rank to support the effort: Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania.
Federal employees are guaranteed back pay once the government reopens, but Johnson’s bill would aim to ease the burden for those who are working without pay in the meantime.
Fed audit, emergency Medicaid undercut Dems on illegal immigrant health coverage (...)
"Fact: Undocumented immigrants are not even eligible to purchase the ACA coverage we’re trying to protect. Republicans voted to hike costs and take health care away from American citizens. Including their own constituents. Read that again. Over and over," Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., posted to X on Tuesday.
Although those in the country illegally may not be able to purchase coverage through the Affordable Care Act, California, for example, was subject to a 2024 federal audit from the Office of the Inspector General for "improperly" requesting that the federal government cover $52.7 million in capitation costs for those with "unsatisfactory immigration status."
The OIG then recommended that the state refund the federal government.




























AI Overview
The exact number of times Chuck Schumer voted for a "clean CR" before 2025 is not publicly available, but it is likely that he voted for them many times during his tenure as a Senator, as he has voted for other continuing resolutions and Democrats have historically voted for clean CRs when in the majority. However, sources on the current 2025 government shutdown claim that when Democrats were in the majority, they voted for a clean CR 13 times, and that the same type of CR has been offered but is now being rejected.






















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