Senate GOP abandons bipartisan continuing resolution as House passes clean stopgap

By Emily Jacobs

Published September 30, 2023 6:22pm ET

Senate GOP abandons bipartisan continuing resolution as House passes clean stopgap — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) fields questions from reporters as he walks to his Capitol Hill office on Sept. 28, 2023. While speaking on the floor, McConnell warned lawmakers of the consequences if the government shuts down, citing Border Patrol funding and security vulnerabilities. | (Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced on Saturday that Senate Republicans will deny Democrats the cloture votes needed to advance the chamber’s bipartisan continuing resolution as the House was nearing passage of its clean CR.

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