Republican lawmakers reportedly worry that a government shutdown could result from Democrats being angry at passage of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act and a $9 billion rescissions package.

The GOP will need help from Democrats, especially in the Senate where 60 votes are needed to avoid a filibuster, to keep the government funded later this year. Even some Republicans may not be on board.

Already, Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, and panel member Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, voted against Trump’s rescissions package that was passed last week.

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