Amid tough talk from both sides of the aisle about who’s to blame for the partial government shutdown, bipartisan talks began to take shape as the rank and file sought a way out of the impasse.
Various groups of senators were seen huddling on the floor Wednesday during a vote series, even as Democrats again mostly rejected the House-passed stopgap funding bill that would reopen the government through Nov. 21.
The 55-45 margin on the procedural vote was the same tally as the night before, with the same three Democratic caucus members crossing the aisle to support it: Nevada’s Catherine Cortez Masto, Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman and Maine’s Angus King, an independent who caucuses with the party.
