In the United States, the federal government shut down on Wednesday after congressional Democrats voted against a Republican bill aimed at extending funding for federal departments. teleSUR
00:00On Wednesday, the U.S. government shut down after congressional Democrats refused to support a Republican bill to extend funding for federal departments.
00:08The vote to extend federal funding for seven weeks fell short of the 60 supporters needed.
00:12In this context, Democrats insist that they will only support funding if President Donald Trump and Republicans agree to their health care demands.
00:20In response, the White House has threatened mass layoffs of federal workers if the government's funding is not maintained.
00:26The shutdown is the first since a 35-day closure that occurred in December 2018.
00:31Senate Republicans have scheduled another round of votes on the funding bill Wednesday morning.
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