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• Senate to vote on immediately paying feds working during shutdown as funding deal remains elusive - October 20, 2025

• By Eric Katz, Government Executive

  As the Senate continues to take failed votes to reopen the government, the chamber will soon shift to a new approach that would ensure on-time paychecks for feds working during the shutdown.
  
  In its 20th day, Senate Democrats were expected to reject for the 11th time a short-term spending measure to fund agencies through Nov. 21. Senate Republicans are looking to ramp up pressure on Democrats by allowing normal paychecks for employees required to continue reporting to their jobs without immediate compensation during the shutdown.
  
  Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters he would on Monday evening take the first procedural step to bring the measure up for consideration, with a vote taking place either Wednesday or Thursday.

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