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WATCH LIVE: US Senate LIVE: Senators vote down bills to fund the government again | Senate Republicans | CNBC TV18 Senate Democrats blocked a Republican-led bill to pay “essential” federal workers during the government shutdown from advancing on Thursday in a 54-45 vote. The bill, introduced by GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, would ensure that federal employees who continue to work through the shutdown keep receiving paychecks, but does not account for furloughed workers. Under federal law, all government employees are guaranteed back pay once the government reopens. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, who has voted repeatedly in support of a GOP-led bill to reopen the government, as well as Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock of Georgia all crossed party lines to support the bill to pay essential workers. In a procedural move, Senate Majority Leader John Thune switched his vote to oppose the bill so that it can be brought up again. On Wednesday the Senate failed, for the 12th time, to pass a House-passed stopgap funding bill. Today, the upper chamber will also vote on legislation to continue paying federal workers who haven’t stopped working during the shutdown, as well as members of the military. The Shutdown Fairness Act is co-sponsored by Republican senator Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin. #usgovernment #ussenate #TRUMP #democrats #uspolitics #mikejohnson #johnthune #cnbctv18