10/30/2025

Shutdown-ending Stopgap Will Have to Move First in Any Deal, Thune Says

Sen. John Thune struck a cautionary note about movement

On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune struck a cautionary note as bipartisan talks that could end the 30-day government shutdown kick into a higher gear; he warned that a deal to advance full-year spending bills would move forward only after Democrats agree to a stopgap measure reopening federal agencies.

Thune told reporters it would likely take days, if not weeks, for the Senate to pass a package of larger spending bills.

"Even if you've got consent, it's still going to take a while to move those bills across the floor so we've got to reopen the government, and then we'll have a normal appropriations process," he said.

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