Posted on 10/17/2025 8:27:36 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
A House-approved bill that would fund the U.S. military during the ongoing federal government shutdown failed to pass the Senate in a procedural vote on Thursday.
The House bill required at least 60 votes in the 100-member Senate to advance because of the chamber’s filibuster rules.
The final vote was 50-44, with three Democrats joining most Republicans in voting “aye.”
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., voted against the bill solely as a tactic to allow him to quickly revive the effort to fund the Pentagon during the shutdown.
The vote came hours after a Senate bill to fund the entire government failed.
Most Democrats in the House opposed the defense funding bill when it was voted on in July.
Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum, the top Democrat on the House panel overseeing military funding, opposed the bill, noting it eliminates assistance to Ukraine, rolls back vaccine requirements, and limits service members’ access to abortions, among other things.
Thune blasted Senate Democrats for opposing the bill on Thursday.
“Filibustering defense appropriations bill, which is a bill which, like I said, should get 80 plus votes on the floor, suggests a level of dysfunction on their side right now that I can’t explain,” Thune said.
“The government shutdown is one aspect of this, for sure. But, you know, we’re trying to continue to do business here.”
But Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said, “I will vote yes on a military appropriations bill to pay our men and women in uniform, but if it has all of the House poison pills, no.”
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a New Hampshire Democrat who voted for the bill, said, “I believe it is critical that the Senate and Congress return to a bipartisan appropriations approach and try to begin rebuilding trust.”
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Of course it did.
Thune, you sorry piece of crap, your ploy didn’t work and now you voted against funding the military. Hope constituents burn you bad.
President Trump ordered the Pentagon to use all funds necessary to pay the military. He knows he can’t depend on the Rinos in Congress.
Hmmm…. So how do you spell N-U-C-L-E-A-R __O-P-T-I-O-N?
At least Trump is getting more done in this second term despite still having back stabbers in powerful positions that should be loyal to him.
Changing his vote to "no" before the final vote was called, as the article states, allows him to call for it to be brought back up for a vote again.
He didn't do anything wrong in this instance.
Can anyone explain Thune’s action here?
It seemed a ceremonial vote since it wasn’t going to change anything, but what does it mean to the end of “quickly revive the effort to fund the Pentagon”?
It is obvious I am missing something. They aren’t portraying it as a stab in the back...and it is CNBC.
So there’s at least three democrats who aren’t •complete• hellspawn?
I think he learned a lot during his first term, the two impeachments, along with the law fare cases, and he decided that if he got back into office, he was going to go full steam ahead, basically because he can't run for re-election, so no holds barred.
Most Democrats in the House opposed the defense funding bill when it was voted on in July.
But never oppose spending for improting illegals and feeding them and free medical and...................................
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By switching his vote to the prevailing side (NAY, since it didn’t pass) it allows Thune to bring the issue back up for a vote at a later date. It’s a tactical move under senate rules procedure commonly used. Schumer and McConnell both used it many times in the past when they were the Majority Leaders.
WAIT UNTIL THIS IS OVER & THE DEMS FIND OUT THAT THE MILITARY PAY IS COMING FROM DEM STAFFING FUNDS & FANCY LUNCHES
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