Schumer Shutdown Day 7: Senate Will Not Vote on Dueling Funding Bills Today as Airports Go Dark

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**Schumer Shutdown Day 7**The Senate will not vote on dueling funding bills on Tuesday as the Schumer Shutdown drags on.The Senate, however, did confirm 107 Trump nominees on Tuesday.On October 1 at 12:01 am, the government partially shut down because two measures failed in the Senate. The measures to reopen the government failed again on Wednesday morning.The House passed a clean, short-term stopgap funding bill to keep the government open. Schumer rejected it.Instead of working with Republicans to responsibly extend funding until November, Schumer chose a shutdown.Airports went dark this week because Schumer’s priority is to give illegal aliens taxpayer-funded healthcare.The FAA warned that Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, Nashville, Houston and Las Vegas will experience Air Traffic Control shortages because of Schumer and the Democrats.BREAKING: The FAA warns of nationwide disruptions Tuesday night as staffing shortages hit major control centers in Chicago, Nashville, Houston, and Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/Ifccx4PfEP— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 7, 2025On Monday evening, Burbank Airport in Los Angeles, California, experienced delays due to a shortage of ATC staff.Burbank Airport was back to normal on Tuesday.Politico reported:The Senate will not vote on dueling stopgap funding bills Tuesday as the government shutdown clears the one-week mark.Republicans had initially planned to hold a sixth round of votes on a pair of bills that have failed to advance each of the five times prior — one on the House-passed, GOP funding patch and another on the Democratic alternative — but that was thrown into flux Tuesday morning as senators worked to lock down the schedule.The chamber will, instead, vote on nominations, including confirmation of a bloc of more than 100 of President Donald Trump’s picks.The post Schumer Shutdown Day 7: Senate Will Not Vote on Dueling Funding Bills Today as Airports Go Dark appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.