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Democrats blocked a Republican-led attempt to provide essential government workers with paychecks amid an ongoing, 23-day shutdown, calling the bill overly selective and incomplete.

That bill, proposed by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Todd Young, R-Ind., failed in a 54-45 vote, where 60 votes were needed to advance the bill over the threat of a filibuster.

Only three Democrats, John Fetterman, D-Pa., Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., voted with Republicans.

In addition to compensating federal employees and military personnel during the current shutdown, the bill would also extend relief to future instances where funding bills aren’t in effect.

“For fiscal year 2026, and any fiscal year thereafter, there are appropriated such sum

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