Party leaders face limited options all subject to bitter partisan fighting
American flags fly near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US. File photo: BLOOMBERG/AL DRAGO
The Senate could vote on Wednesday or Thursday on a resolution to fund federal operations through to early December, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said. That would avert a partial government shutdown in the middle of a national health crisis. Biden’s Democrats, who narrowly control both chambers of Congress, campaigned on a platform of responsible government after Republican Donald Trump’s turbulent four years in office.
According to a source, a White House staffer was meeting on Wednesday at the Capitol with moderate Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema, who has expressed deep concern over the size of Biden’s plans and has the power to block them due to the Democrats’ razor-thin majority in the Senate. Senate Republicans refuse to vote for it, telling Democrats to act alone, while Schumer has demanded bipartisan co-operation on a measure to address debts racked up during both Democratic and Republican administrations.“There’s a number of options, but you can take it to the bank Democrats will not let the government default even if Republicans will not vote for it,” Democratic senator Tim Kaine predicted.
With Biden fully engaged with Sinema and Manchin, other Senate Democrats avoided criticising them but showed no sign of relenting on their own demands.
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