Top US Senate Democrat Schumer signals party support for spending Bill to avert govt shutdown
WASHINGTON - Top US Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer has said he would vote to advance a Republican stopgap funding Bill, signalling that his party would provide the votes to avert a government shutdown. “I will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down,” he said in a speech to the Senate on March 13.
A day after declaring Dems ‘unified’ against it, Schumer says he’ll vote for GOP spending bill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced during a floor speech Thursday evening that he will vote to advance the stopgap spending bill that must become law before Friday at midnight to avoid a partial government shutdown.
Schumer said he would help advance a GOP spending bill because a shutdown "has consequences for America that are much, much ...
Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are laying the groundwork for a government shutdown standoff as the clock ticks down.
Republicans say their spending bill would let Trump defund whatever projects he wants. Chuck Schumer and Senate Dems are expected to help advance it.
Many Democrats are agitating for their party’s senators to block the measure in defiance of President Trump, but the leader said doing so would prompt a shutdown that would only empower Mr. Trump.
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday evening backed off his shutdown threat and said he will vote for the ...
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