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US Senate Rejects Democrat-Sponsored Government Funding Bill

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Senate on Wednesday again rejected the Republican-sponsored stopgap government funding bill as the shutdown entered its eighth day.
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Fifty-four senators supported the bill, while 45 voted against it. Sixty votes are required for the bill to pass in the Senate.
Earlier in the day, the Democrat-sponsored bill also failed to pass in the Senate.
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