Two GOP senators break ranks on final Senate budget vote
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Two Republican senators voted against a budget resolution that could end the DHS shutdown.
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Internal Republican division on the budget resolution could prolong the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, affecting federal services.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) broke ranks Thursday morning, voting against a Senate budget resolution. This resolution is significant because it could set the stage for ending the two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. Murkowski, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, opposed the budget resolution as it would lay the groundwork for future actions. Their votes against the measure indicate internal Republican division on a critical spending bill aimed at resolving a government shutdown.
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