Chuck Schumer says he will vote to advance GOP funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy
N.Y., announced Thursday he would vote to advance Republicans’ six-month funding bill that passed the House to avert a government shutdown Friday night. The move represents a major concession from Schumer,
Schumer backs down on fight against GOP’s government funding bill as Democrats face reckoning over Trump strategy
Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top Senate Democrat to lead them into their first big battle against President Donald Trump — and instead have been left fuming.
Schumer says Democrats will block GOP funding bill, heightening shutdown alert
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal to fund the government.
Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's funding bill as shutdown draws near
After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to advance the House-approved measure.
Schumer clashes with liberal colleagues over House GOP funding bill
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) surprised Washington Thursday by announcing on the Senate floor that he would vote to advance a House Republican-drafted six-month government funding
Schumer caves on shutdown battle with GOP, clearing way for funding bill passage
"As bad as passing the CR is, allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option," Schumer said.
Schumer to support GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led government funding bill that already passed the House but failed to slap any limits on President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to gut federal operations.
Senate Democrats face major dilemma: help GOP pass funding bill or trigger shutdown
The government runs out of funding Friday at midnight, leaving Democrats to decide whether to help Republicans pass a bill to avoid a shutdown or block the bill and be blamed for triggering one.
Chuck Schumer will vote for Republican funding bill, reducing shutdown odds
N.Y., said he will vote to advance the Republican funding extension and avoid a government shutdown at the end of the day Friday. "While the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much,
Schumer says he will vote to move forward with GOP funding bill to avert shutdown
Schumer (D-New York) said Thursday evening he intends to vote to advance the GOP funding bill the House passed earlier this week, lowering the odds of a federal government shutdown this weekend. “While [Republicans’] bill is very bad,
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