During the government shutdown, Republicans held the majority in the Senate but had fewer than 60 votes. What prevented them from passing the spending bill?

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The reason for not passing the bill was that Democrats declined to move the bill forward, and because it requires 60 votes to invoke cloture and end discussion, they could filibuster the legislation to prevent it from passing. Thus option (B) is correct.

What is Bill in government?

Legislative proposals made to Congress are known as Bills. Starting at the beginning of each Congress, bills are given a number in the order they are introduced in each chamber.

Democrats chose not to advance the proposal, and since it needs 60 votes to trigger cloture and finish the debate, they could filibuster it to stop it from passing. Therefore, The option (B) is correct.

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