US Senate Majority Leader John Thune is under mounting pressure amid the ongoing government shutdown, as Senate Democrats rejected a short-term spending bill for the 10th time on Thursday.

The measure, aimed at temporarily reopening the government, failed on a 51-45 vote, falling short of the 60 votes required to move forward under Senate filibuster rules. Also Read | US Govt shutdown continues as Senate rejects stopgap funding bill for 10th time

He also made it clear that negotiations over the details of any Obamacare -related deal would have to wait until the government was back open.

Thune had extended an offer to Democrats aimed at resolving the ongoing government shutdown, but it wasn’t sufficient to break the deadlock.

In an interview with MSNBC, Thune said he proposed g

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