Government Shutdown Update – During the third week of the government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) continued to force votes on the continuing resolution (CR) passed by the House of Representatives last month. Senate Democrats have so far rejected the stopgap spending bill, which would extend government funding through November 21, ten times. The …
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Government Shutdown Update – During the second week of the government shutdown, the Senate continued holding votes on the opposing options for reopening the government. Senate Democrats have so far rejected the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding through November 21 seven times. Senate Republicans have also continued to block Democrats’ alternate funding …
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Government Shutdown Update – The federal government shut down on October 1 after Congress failed to pass government funding legislation before the end of the fiscal year. As a result, approximately 40% of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) workforce has been furloughed, and several major policies have expired, including Medicare telehealth …