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Senate Democrats<\/a> again blocked a plan by Republicans to ensure that federal workers and the military would receive a paycheck as the shutdown back and forth revs into high gear.<\/p>\n

Sen. Ron Johnson<\/a>, R-Wis., again tried to advance a modified version of his “Shutdown Fairness Act” bill that would see federal workers and the military paid now and during subsequent government shutdowns. However, the bill failed 53-43 with 3 Democrats defecting to support the bill. Georgia Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, and Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n of New Mexico voted for the bill.<\/p>\n

Last month, it was blocked over concerns from Senate Democrats that it did not include furloughed workers.<\/p>\n

SCHUMER, DEMS UNVEIL ALTERNATIVE SHUTDOWN PLAN, ASK FOR ONE-YEAR EXTENSION TO OBAMACARE SUBSIDIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Johnson noted on the Senate<\/a> floor that after discussions with Senate Democrats he changed the bill to include furloughed workers, and that his legislation had the backing of several federal employee unions.<\/p>\n

“They are sick and tired, being used as pawns in this political dysfunction here. They’re tired of it,” Johnson said.<\/p>\n

Still, after fireworks on the Senate floor where Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., who initially blocked the bill over concerns that it allowed President Donald Trump<\/a> to pick and choose who got paid, the bill was blocked largely along party lines.<\/p>\n

THUNE SAYS ‘WHEELS CAME OFF’ AS REPUBLICANS MULL NEXT SHUTDOWN MOVE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“It’s about leverage, isn’t it? Isn’t that what y’all have been saying? It’s about leverage,” Thune said. “This isn’t leverage. This is the lives of the American people.”<\/p>\n

Johnson\u2019s bill appearing on the floor wasn\u2019t the initial plan Senate Republicans<\/a> had going into Friday. Thune wanted to put the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) up for a vote again, but newfound Democratic unity after a sweeping victory on Election Night earlier this week had derailed bipartisan attempts to build an off-ramp.<\/p>\n

The GOP\u2019s attempt to pay federal workers amid the ongoing, 38-day shutdown came as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer<\/a>, D-N.Y., and his caucus announced their counter-offer to Senate Republicans\u2019 plan to reopen the government.<\/p>\n

‘TWISTED IRONY’: DEMOCRATS RISK BETRAYING THEIR OWN PET ISSUES WITH GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN GAMBLE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Schumer\u2019s offer included attaching a one-year extension onto expiring Obamacare subsidies \u2014 the main sticking point of the shutdown \u2014 in exchange for the Democratic votes to reopen the government.<\/p>\n

But the offer, which a source told Fox News Digital had been made in private to Senate Republicans last week and was summarily rejected, was again not going over well with Republicans.<\/p>\n

The Senate is expected to return on Saturday to vote on the House-passed plan for a 15th time. Whether Schumer and his caucus block it once more remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

– FOX NEWS<\/p>\n

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