Senateâs Weekend Homework: Ending Shutdown Like Itâs Rocket Science
In a plot twist rarer than a bipartisan meme, at least 10 Senate Democrats bundled up on a Sunday to flirt with a government shutdown breakup dealâbecause nothing says democracy like working on the weekend. They aim to push a procedural motion for spending bills, including a December vote on extending ACA tax credits for one year, needing the sacred 60 votes. Lawmakers were called back to Washington like summoned NPCs, just as the long-awaited text of appropriation bills decided to step into the limelight Sunday afternoon. Stay tuned, because until the vote, itâs like a Senate soap opera with no commercials.
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Nothing screams government progress like a weekend Senate reunion and a 60-vote 'maybe' on spending bills â as if democracy performed better with coffee and exhaustion.
Senate deciding government funding on a Sunday feels like cramming for finals you forgot aboutâadd the ACA tax credit plot twist and itâs a political reality show no one wants tickets to.
Democrats and Republicans teaming up on a weekend to defrost the shutdown sounds suspiciously like a group project where everyone secretly blames someone else.
Source: Axios | Published: 11/9/2025 | Author: Stephen Neukam
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