WHIP LIST: Shutdown looms as Senate lacks votes to pass House spending bill

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REPUBLICANS

No (2)

Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.): Graham, who supported the December stopgap, said on Wednesday that he would vote against this week's bill because he's tired of backing short-term measures that he says are hurting the military. "I don't want to shut the government down, but you know it's killing the military," he said.

Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.): Paul said on Fox News that he would be a "no" vote. "So, I'll be a 'no' vote because I'm not going to continue to put the country further into debt," he said on the "Outnumbered Overtime" program on Thursday.

Unclear (2)

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.): Flake, who has pressed for an immigration deal to be given a floor vote, declined to say if he would vote for the four-week spending bill.

Sen. Mike Lee (Utah): Lee hasn't said how he will vote, but opposed both the September and December stopgap measures.

DEMOCRATS

Yes (3)

Sen. Joe Donnelly (Ind.): Donnelly, one of several Democrats up for reelection in states won buy Trump, is voting yes. "I was elected by the people of Indiana to work every day on behalf of Hoosiers to do my job as a United States senator. Keeping government running is our job and I will vote to keep the government open," he said Friday. He also supported last month's bill. Donnelly and other red-state Democrats probably face political risk if Democrats are blamed for a shutdown over immigration.

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.): Heitkamp is up for reelection in a deep-red state. On Friday, she said she would vote to keep the government open. "My vote to keep the government open is not an endorsement for a bill that just kicks the can down the road another few weeks," said Heitkamp, who called on both parties to "find a long term solution to keep the government operating." She also voted in December to keep the government open.

Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.): Manchin said on Tuesday that he will support a stopgap without an immigration deal, adding "we're trying to find [a deal] but shutting down the government is not going to help them."

Undecided (4)

Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio): Brown, who is running for reelection in a state won by Trump, voted against the December bill. He declined to say this week how he would vote.

Sen. Doug Jones (Ala.): Jones, who joined the Senate earlier this month after an upset in his deep-red state, has declined to say if he'll support the House bill. He told CNN that he has "some issues" with it.

Sen. Claire McCaskill (Mo.): McCaskill, also up for reelection in a state won by Trump, voted for the December bill but hasn't indicated if she will support this week's measure.

Sen. Bill Nelson (Fla.): Nelson, who is up for reelection in 2018, hasn't said if he will support the CR, but voted for last month's extension.

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