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Sen. Cortez Masto explains why she broke ranks with democrats on shutdown vote

By Scott Detrow,
Elena Burnett, John Ketchum
Published October 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM EDT

Three Senate Democrats broke with their party and voted with Republicans to fund the government and avert a shut down. One of them, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, explains her reasoning.

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Scott Detrow
Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.
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Elena Burnett
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John Ketchum