Senate fails to advance House-passed funding bill or Dem funding bill, no closer to solution on government funding

(WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Friday failed to advance both the House-passed short-term government funding bill and the Democrat counter-offer.

The Senate action came just hours after the House sent them the short-term funding bill.

The Democrat funding bill with extraneous health care provisions failed to advance, as expected, by a vote of 47-45.

The Senate then voted to block the Republican short-term funding bill just hours after the House passed it. It failed by a vote of 44-48.

Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Rand Paul cast votes against the legislation. Democrat Sen. John Fetterman was the only Democrat to vote for it.

This leaves the Congress no closer to a government funding solution with the Oct. 1 deadline fast approaching.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.