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The tally was 50-44. The bill failed to clear the 60-vote filibuster threshold to advance legislation.

The $831.5 billion measure includes a 3.8 percent pay raise for members of the military, $1.5 billion to improve military readiness, $500 million for the Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative, and $500 million for missile defense programs in Israel.

Ahead of the vote, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) told reporters he would not vote for it, accusing Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) of “playing games.”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said she would not vote for it because of the government shutdown.

On the other hand, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) told reporters she would vote for it.

Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) told The Epoch Times he has “no idea” what Democrats are thinking.

“Seems to me like it’s just pure politics,” he said.

The bill also includes $1.15 billion for counter-drug programs.

This comes as the United States has conducted military strikes on what the administration said were drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean.

Appearing on “Fox & Friends” on Sept. 3, War Secretary Pete Hegseth <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6378265636112">said</a>: “We’ve got assets in the air, assets in the water, assets on ships, because this is a deadly serious mission for us. It won’t stop with just this strike. Anyone else trafficking in those waters who we know is a designated narco-terrorist will face the same fate.

“It’s important for the American people to protect our homeland and protect our hemisphere.”

Congressional Democrats and some Republicans have questioned the reasoning and legality of the strikes.

The failed vote also comes on the heels of the 10th time a bill to fund the government at current spending levels has been blocked, mainly due to Democrats’ opposition.

Democrats want an extension of subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. Republicans such as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) have said the issue is not urgent and should be negotiated after the government reopens, as the subsidies will not expire until the end of the year.

Senate Democrats have put forth a $1.5 trillion bill to fund the government in addition to extending the subsidies. That bill would undo cuts to Medicaid included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that passed earlier this year. It would also restore funding for public broadcasting.

“We want a deal that actually produces health care for American people, not a showboat for the Republicans. That’s been the problem all along,” Warren told reporters.

“It’s been the same request since July, when the Republicans took away health care from 15 million Americans,” she continued. “The difference now is that the effects are beginning to be felt all over the country, and Democrats said we will not sign off on budget that takes away health care for millions and millions of Americans.”

Earlier on Thursday, Johnson talked about the impact the government shutdown has had on government employees.

“All the House Democrats except one voted Sept. 19 to shut it down. So, this is 10 total times now that Democrats in Congress have voted to close the government,” he said at a press conference.

“And we know what that means for real people,” he continued. “We know what it means for our troops and our Border Patrol agents, and TSA agents and air traffic controllers, and everybody who relies upon services around the country. It’s very real.”

<em>From <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/senate-rejects-defense-spending-bill-amid-shutdown-5930488">The Epoch Times</a></em>

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