Sen. Josh Hawley is introducing bills that would fund federal farm and food programs amid the government shutdown. (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has led Republicans in voting to fund the government eleven times since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, but Democrats have refused to cooperate, demanding extensive changes to the budget.
SENATE DEMS EMBOLDENED BY WEEKEND RALLIES BLOCK GOP PLAN TO END SHUTDOWN FOR 11TH TIME
President Donald Trump has taken executive action to secure funding for members of the military, but the vast majority of the government remains stalled.
"I have huge respect for what President Trump has done during this shutdown with shifting the funding pools available to him to help servicemembers and police. But even he is going to run out of tools soon," Hawley said.
Sen. Chuck Schumer is leading Democrats amid the government shutdown, demanding an extension of Obamacare subsidies. (Reuters)
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Thune reiterated at the White House on Tuesday that Senate Republicans are united in their war of attrition strategy to continue putting the same bill on the floor again and again.
"I mean, they want $1.5 trillion in new spending. They want free healthcare for people who are noncitizens in this country. That is just a flat nonstarter. It doesn't pass the Senate. It won't pass the House. It won't be signed into law by the president," Thune said.
Fox News' Greg Norman contributed to this report.
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