The Democrats now appear to be in even more disarray as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called out Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for his Thursday announcement that he will be voting against a government shutdown.
The current congressional authorization to fund the federal government ends at midnight on Friday.
On Tuesday, the Republican-led House voted to extend appropriations through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. All but one Democrat opposed it. The continuing resolution, or CR, was then sent to the Senate for passage.
The Republicans control that chamber 53 to 47, but GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said he will not be voting for the resolution, saying it keeps spending levels too high, given the nearly $2 trillion deficit
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