News Alert: WHIP COUNT: Senate vote on shutdown looks to be tight

View in your browser     WHIP COUNT: Senate vote on shutdown looks to be tight It’s far from clear that a House GOP plan to fund the government can get through the Senate ahead of a possible shutdown on Saturday Two GOP senators say they’ll vote on the proposal, and the number of Democrats saying they’ll vote no has been rising by the hour. Eighteen Democrats, including Independent Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), supported a stopgap measure in December, but many of those members say they’ll oppose the new stopgap, which would fund the government into February. Read the full story here         SPONSORED CONTENT   Healthcare Leadership Council    Seniors Need the Senate to Finish the Job. Urge Your Senator to Repeal the IPAB Today.   Protectmedicarenow.org             Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.