(NEXSTAR) – Tuesday marks the 14th day since the federal government shut down for the 21st time in the last five decades, and there appears to be no end in sight.
The Senate is expected to vote on Tuesday evening on the continuing resolution approved by the House of Representatives to finance the government. Hill reports. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (RSD) has Set one voice 5:30 PM ET.
Senate Democrats will They do not have the opportunity to vote on government funding measures. Instead, they can only vote for or against the House GOP-drafted bill that would fund the government until November 21, according to The Hill.
Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) did. Previously scheduled votes were cancelled He said Monday that the current closure is in effect The track is to be the longest in history.
But is it so?
Most government shutdowns since 1977 have ended within a week or less. Congressional records show.
This is the fourth government shutdown to occur under President Donald Trump, but the first during his second term. The longest shutdown in US history occurred in 2019, during Trump’s first term.
At 14 days as of Tuesday, the current lockdown ranks as the fifth longest:
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Without an agreement by Thursday, it could become a lockdown The fourth longest, Associated with the 2013 shutdown that occurred under President Barack Obama. If the shutdown continues until Friday, it will tie the third-longest shutdown with the 1978 shutdown that occurred during the administration of President Jimmy Carter. If the shutdown lasts into next week, it could surpass the second-longest shutdown on record, which occurred while President Bill Clinton was in office.
No president has seen more government shutdowns while in office than President Ronald Reagan. During the 1980s, the government shut down eight times, none of which lasted more than three days.
At the heart of the current government funding debate is The issue of health care subsidies. Democrats say that if the tax subsidies are allowed to expire, as they are scheduled to do at the end of the year, health care costs will rise dramatically for 22 million Americans. Republicans say Democrats should approve a temporary temporary funding bill, and then they will consider negotiating the subsidies.