Government funding bill fails again in Senate
People take photos with a sign announcing that the Library of Congress in Washington is closed, on the first day of a partial government shutdown Wednesday. Credit: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
A GOP bill to fund the government mostly at current levels has failed for a second day in the Senate.
The bill fell along a similar vote pattern as Tuesday night as most Democrats continued to hold out and demand that Congress take up health care benefits.
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