Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The Senate failed to approve a measure on Thursday that would pay active military and federal workers in essential jobs as the government shutdown continues.
The proposed Republican measure is called the Shutdown Fairness Act and requires bipartisan support to attain the 60 votes needed to pass the bill and send it to the House for consideration.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is the bill's primary sponsor, but it failed in a Senate vote on Thursday with 54 voting in its favor and 45 opposing it, according to CBS News.
Sixty votes are needed to pass a funding bill in the Senate to overcome a filibuster.
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