Washington, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Senate on Wednesday failed to advance funding bills for a sixth time, continuing the federal government shutdown stalemate.
The Senate voted 54-45 to advance the Republican-backed measure that had already cleared the House, falling short of the 60 votes required to overcome a filibuster. Three Democrats joined most Republicans in the vote, as in the previous instances, but the Republicans failed to gain support from any additional Democrats.
The Senate also failed to advance a measure supported by Democrats, which included provisions related to health care.
The two parties continued to trade blame for the impasse.
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