Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announce that they will vote NO on the GOP funding bill!
From CNN:
Republican to vote against advancing the measure that would fund the government through September 30.
Now that the Senate has taken this procedural vote, the chamber will vote on four amendments to the government funding bill and then take a final passage vote on the measure.
These are the members of the Democratic caucus who voted to advance the measure:
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin
Senate Democratic Chief Deputy Whip Brian Schatz
Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (the chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee)
Sen. Maggie Hassan
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Sen. John Fetterman
Sen. Gary Peters
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Sen. Angus King (an independent who caucuses with Democrats)