Gov Funding Bill Passes House, But It's Future in Senate Unclear

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Note: Last updated on January 18th, 2018.

Could the Trump administration shut down less than a full year into his presidency? The threat is real; and for the first time ever, it's while Republicans control the White House, the House of Representatives and the Senate.

For most of the past government shutdowns, Republicans were to blame. This time, it's clear that the GOP is almost entirely to blame. Because the thing is; even if every single Democrat in Washington voted 'No' (except in the Senate), it's impossible for the government to have shut down. Republicans control virtually everything right now.

The thing is, the temporary funding bill (the fourth in just a few months) that aims at postponing a long-term government funding bill until February 16th is unpopular between the Republican and Democratic parties. It's fate? Very uncertain.

It recently passed the House of Representatives with a slightly positive view. At least 11 Republicans voted 'No' on the bill, switching from their party's dominant idea of the proposal. On the other side of the aisle; 5 Democrats switched.

Now, after it passes the House, the bill that doesn't directly include DACA or any form of major border security changes, will have an uncertain fate in the Senate where many Republicans expressed their disapproval with the proposals of the funding bill.

Democrats are almost entirely expected to vote in favor of shutting down the government, which technically gives them enough power to do so. That's if all 49 Dems in the Senate vote 'No'. The Senate needs 60 votes to pass the funding bill.

But not only are Dems expected not to back the bill entirely, with some still unsure on their vote, but some Republicans are unsure if they would be willing to shutdown the government in favor of defending the GOP from letting Dems pass six years of child health insurance that they've been asking for.

Dems have been pretty-much united on the idea that the funding bill must include DACA protection feeling that the Republican party's saying that they'll deal with the Dems' request on February 16th will not be passed. That's why the Trump administration and the Republican party, with full control of the government, might inevitably shut down tomorrow midnight.