Senate Democrats blocked a White House–backed plan to end the 34-day partial shutdown, turning it down in a 50-47 vote on Thursday.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined with Republicans to advance the measure, but it fell short of the 60 votes needed to defeat a filibuster.
In an unexpected development, GOP Sens. Mike Lee (Utah) and Tom Cotton (Ark.) voted against Trump’s plan. Lee is considered a fiscal hawk, and Cotton is one of the Senate’s most conservative members on immigration.
View the complete January 24 article by Jordain Carney on The Hill website here.