Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamSenate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg Democratic senator calls for eliminating filibuster, expanding Supreme Court if GOP fills vacancy What Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies MORE (R-S.C.) is coming out against a House plan to prevent a shutdown and keep the government open past Friday.

Graham told reporters on Wednesday that he is a "no" on the bill, which would fund the government through mid-February.

"There's four of them. Eventually you've got to say no. I don't want to shut the government down, but you know it's killing the military," he said of the short-term funding bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR).

The South Carolina Republican added that "it's the worst way in the world to run the military and the government in general."

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Graham's decision means Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE (R-Ky.) will need 10 Democratic votes to prevent a shutdown.

McConnell could need even more help if perennial "no" votes, including GOP Sens. Rand Paul Randal (Rand) Howard PaulSecond GOP senator to quarantine after exposure to coronavirus GOP senator to quarantine after coronavirus exposure The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by National Industries for the Blind - Trump seeks to flip 'Rage' narrative; Dems block COVID-19 bill MORE (Ky.) and Mike Lee Michael (Mike) Shumway LeeMcConnell shores up GOP support for coronavirus package McConnell tries to unify GOP Davis: The Hall of Shame for GOP senators who remain silent on Donald Trump MORE (Utah), don't swap their positions.

Eighteen Democrats supported a CR in late December. But they're under growing pressure to oppose the January bill amid slow progress on getting an immigration deal as well as raising the budget caps.

Sen. Patrick Leahy Patrick Joseph LeahyBattle over timing complicates Democratic shutdown strategy Hillicon Valley: Russia 'amplifying' concerns around mail-in voting to undermine election | Facebook and Twitter take steps to limit Trump remarks on voting | Facebook to block political ads ahead of election Top Democrats press Trump to sanction Russian individuals over 2020 election interference efforts MORE (D-Vt.), who supported the December bill, has said he will oppose this week's legislation.

In addition to keeping the government open, House Republicans are pitching including a six-year authorization for the Children's Health Insurance Program, a two-year delay for both ObamaCare's medical device tax and the law's "Cadillac" tax on high-cost health plans, and a one-year delay of the health insurance tax starting in 2019.