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The Senate on Monday rejected a House measure for the chambers to meet and negotiate on a funding bill for the Homeland Security Department that included immigration provisions -- sending the long-lasting crisis back to the GOP-led lower chamber.
The vote to close debate on the issue in the GOP-led Senate was 47-43, with the chamber's Republican leaders failing to get all 54 members and at least six Democrats to vote with them to cross the 60-vote threshold.
The Senate also took a second vote to permanently shelve the House measure, which needed only a simple majority and passed 58-31.
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Why does the Senate get a simple majority on mostly Dem votes but GOP votes always need a majority of 60???? Something's not kosher here.