Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday the Republicans do not have enough votes to pass their continuing resolution to fund the federal government putting the threat of a partial government shutdown that much closer to a reality.

“Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to invoke cloture on the House CR,” Schumer told reporters.

Although the Republicans hold a 53-47 advantage in the Senate, they need some Democrats to approve the measure or it will fail to achieve the 60 votes neccessary to pass the upper chamber.

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