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As the government nears a two-week deadline to avert a possible shutdown, Republican leaders on the Senate floor delayed a procedural vote on a short-term spending bill to keep the government open past Friday. The vote is now expected to take place on Wednesday.
Senate Republicans had been hoping for a preemptive vote on the bill, but Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer objected, arguing that the measure should not be taken up until a deal had been reached on both spending levels and a decision had been reached on the future of illegal immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.
The continuing resolution had to be passed by midnight Friday in order to keep the government funded. Without it, some government functions could abruptly shut down.
The delay in the vote comes after some progress was made in the negotiations between Democrats and Republicans on the spending levels for the bill. Reports indicated that Democrats had softened their stance on the spending levels, while Republicans are still seeking support for a measure to protect Dreamers from potential deportation.
Schumer and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have been negotiating over the weekend on a spending bill and resolution for the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The program, enacted during the Obama administration, protects roughly 800,000 young immigrants who were brought to the US as children. The Trump administration rescinded the program in early September, but a federal judge has since blocked the move, allowing those covered to remain in the US for the time being.