Democrats block Trump’s plan to end shutdown, fund border wall

By Susan Ferrechio

Published January 24, 2019 8:05pm ET

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Democrats block Trump’s plan to end shutdown, fund border wall — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., returns to his office at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. The Senate will vote on two competing proposals this week to end the partial government shutdown, but neither seems to have enough votes to advance. | (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked President Trump’s proposal to end the government shutdown by trading border wall funding for “Dreamer” protections.

The bill needed 60 votes to advance, but it failed 50-47. The only Democrat who was voting for it was Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, and two Republicans voted against Trump’s plan: Tom Cotton of Arkansas, and Mike Lee of Utah.

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