The Senate action came just hours after the House sent them the short-term funding bill. The Senate voted to block that Republican short-term funding bill, failing 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.

With both parties rejecting each other’s short-term funding proposals, Congress is heading into a weeklong recess with no deal in place and a government shutdown looking increasingly likely.

Democratic leaders are adamantly opposed and are threatening a government shutdown if Republicans don’t let them have a say on the measure.

The threat of a U.S. government shutdown surged on Friday, as the U.S. Senate rejected a short-term funding bill to keep federal agencies operating after September 30 and then left town for a week-long break.

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The House passed the spending bill 217-212, with only one Democrat in support, sending the legislation to the Senate, where it is likely to flounder without Democratic support. The measure would extend funding at current levels through Nov. 21, buying lawmakers more time to hash out funding for the remainder of the fiscal year.

The Pennsylvania Democrat voted for both the Democratic and Republican plans to avoid the impending government shutdown slated for just after midnight on Oct. 1.

Senate Democrats blocked Republicans' short-term government funding extension as lawmakers face Sept. 30 deadline with only two working days remaining.

As lawmakers dig in, federal employees face mounting uncertainty over pay, operations and the ripple effects of another prolonged funding lapse.