Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he understands Schumer's support for the bill but said it would result in "immediate, cruel and draconian harm."

Connecticut’s two senators, both Democrats, said they planned to vote “no” on a Republican House spending bill.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives earlier this week passed the measure, which largely leaves spending steady at about $6.75 trillion in the fiscal year that ends September 30. Democrats expressed anger over the bill,

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 (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,

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the Senate floor Friday morning to defend his decision to support a Republican short-term funding bill that will effectively help avoid a government shutdown at the end of the day.

An afternoon vote was expected to clear the way for a Republican-written bill to keep government funding flowing past midnight after the top Senate Democrat said he would not block it.