US Senate fails to pass bill to pay federal essential workers and troops through shutdown
by Shrai Popat and Guardian staff from US news | The Guardian on (#70ZBN)
Shutdown fairness act', introduced by Ron Johnson, Republican senator from Wisconsin, failed in a 54-45 vote
The Senate failed on Thursday to pass legislation that would keep federal workers deemed essential and troops paid throughout the ongoing government shutdown, which stretched into its 23rd day with no end in sight.
The upper chamber held a vote on Republican senator Ron Johnson's shutdown fairness act", which would guarantee pay for certain federal employees even when government funding lapses.
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