US EditionTrump vs Democrats: What's the Point of Contention that Triggered US Government Shutdown
Republicans blame Democrats for holding funding hostage over health care demands while key government services remain disrupted during the shutdown, Senate Democrats oppose GOP stopgap bill.
- On Wednesday Republican congressional leaders said they will not negotiate while accusing Democrats of `holding government funding hostage` over $1.5 trillion in demands, as the government entered a shutdown just after midnight.
- Most Democrats oppose the GOP stopgap because they want to add health care provisions, including a permanent extension of Obamacare premium subsidies, as the Senate fell 55 with three Democrats voting with Republicans.
- Certain federal services will temporarily cease, and federal workers including the military and air traffic controllers must work under deferred pay while the National Park Service recommended using visitor fees for skeleton staffing.
- Republicans are labeling the impasse the `Schumer shutdown` and blame Senate Democratic leader Charles E. Schumer of New York, while Democrats say they remain ready to negotiate and argue Republicans lack votes to address health-care harms.
- The Senate is expected to vote again on the House-passed measure, which would fund the government through Nov. 21, with Republicans urging Democrats to pass the seven-week stopgap.
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EXPLAINER-What do Democrats and Republicans want in the US government shutdown fight?
An impasse between Republican President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats has triggered the 15th U.S. government shutdown since 1981. Here is a look at what sparked the standoff, and what it will take to reopen the government.
Republicans double down on not negotiating with Democrats during government shutdown
Republican congressional leaders said Wednesday they will not negotiate with Democrats while they hold government funding "hostage" for their "radical" demands of $1.5 trillion in health care and other spending.
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