Summary
Majority Leader John Thune aims to reopen the U.S. government by pushing for a vote on several funding bills, including for defense and health. To start the process, he needs support from at least seven Democrats for a Thursday vote.
Key Facts
- John Thune is the Majority Leader in the U.S. Senate.
- Thune plans to push forward full-year funding bills to end the government shutdown.
- He needs at least seven Democratic votes to start the funding bill process.
- The initial focus is on bills for Defense, Transportation, Housing, Labor, and Health.
- Thune has not directly discussed this plan with Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer.
- Thune believes a procedural vote is the first step to consider his plan.
- Schumer stated Thune would not get unanimous consent to combine the bills.
- Thune mentioned that unanimous consent is necessary to bypass Senate rules.
