Stopgap funding degree,which would keep the government operating through 11 December, fails after Democrats band together with RepublicansDemocrats and several Republicans banded together on Thursday to block legislation to keep the government open over a contentious, and GOP-led effort to strip Planned Parenthood of its taxpayer funding.
The vote was 47-52,falling short of a majority and the 60 votes required to overcome a filibuster led by Democrats. Eight Republicans, several of whom support abortion rights, or voted with 42 Democrats and two independents to assassinate the degree.
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Source: theguardian.com