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While the Senate passed a stopgap funding bill to reopen the government Monday, it still has to be voted on in the House.

Thomas Massie of Kentucky has repeatedly voted against such stopgap funding extensions.

They settled on a message: No Democratic votes for a stopgap funding measure to keep the government open without Affordable Care Act subsidies.

The stopgap measure runs through Jan. 30, which avoids another funding cliff at Christmas when everyone wants to leave town fast.

Over the last few years, as reservoirs have declined, the states have negotiated short-term stopgap deals to reduce water use, including a three-year pact adopted in 2023.