By HatetheSwamp March 14, 2025 3:09 am Category: Government (0.0 from 0 votes)
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Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy
Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a government shutdown would be a worse option.
The move is a major concession from Schumer, yielding to the GOP measure just one day after he vowed that Democrats wouldn’t allow it to pass. It means the bill is likely to find enough votes to clear the 60-vote threshold and eventually pass with a simple majority, even as a growing number of Senate Democrats came out in opposition to it Thursday.
John Fetterman, of Pennsylvania, is the only Senate Democrat who has said he'd vote to advance the House bill; several others have stayed quiet about how they would handle a procedural vote. Schumer told reporters that “members are making their own decisions right now.”
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., could be heard yelling about devastating impacts of a government shutdown, particularly now.
Senators have faced heavy pressure from House Democratic colleagues and liberal advocates outside of the Capitol to hold the line against the funding bill, which was crafted by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and the White House.
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Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy