Senate rejects House funding plan
The Senate on Thursday rejected a House plan to pair a full year of defense funding with a short-term spending fix for the rest of the government.
Senators voted 55-44 on the plan, which needed 60 votes to overcome a procedural hurdle.
The outcome was widely expected after most Democrats warned they would not support the "cromnibus" -- part continuing resolution (CR), part omnibus.
"To say our military needs help to the exclusion of all the other worthy causes is not fair to them and not good for America, and I have always argued [that] we can do both," Sen. Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said.
The vote, which was scheduled before lawmakers reached a budget deal, was widely viewed as a message to House Republicans that their preferred bill can't pass.
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