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00:02Saturday on Wednesday rejected rival Republican and Democratic funding bills for the sixth time,
00:06extending the government shutdown into its eighth day with no sign of progress.
00:10GOP-led stopgap measure failed 54 to 45, while the Democrats' bill fell 47 to 52, according to CNBC.
00:17The Republican plan would have funded the government through November 21st
00:20and added money for lawmakers' security after the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
00:24Democrats proposed more than $1 trillion in health care funding,
00:27including extensions of Affordable Care Act subsidies.
00:30Republicans need about eight Democrat caucus votes to reach the 60 votes required
00:33to pass their short-term funding bill in the Senate.
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