Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's funding bill as shutdown draws near

a year ago by arotrios to c/politics

After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to advance the House-approved measure.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that Democrats would reject a government funding bill that Republicans wrote and passed through the House, leaving it uncertain whether Congress can avert a shutdown before Friday night's deadline.

The House on Tuesday narrowly approved a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through the end of September.

“Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort, but Republicans chose a partisan path, drafting their continuing resolution without any input — any input — from congressional Democrats. Because of that, Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to invoke cloture on the House CR,” Schumer said on the floor, calling for a one-month funding bill that provides more time to negotiate a deal.

“Our caucus is unified on a clean April 11 CR that will keep the government open and give Congress time to negotiate bipartisan legislation that can pass," he said. "I hope our Republican colleagues will join us to avoid a shutdown on Friday."

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BertramDitore 138 points a year ago

Fetterman said he’s voting for it, because of course he will. Fuck that guy.

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gravitas_deficiency 46 points a year ago

He’s such a shithead. I’m kinda over giving him leeway for his TBI. There should absolutely be provisions for a recall elections in cases like this.

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Jakeroxs 31 points a year ago

It's so sad, I remember hearing him talk pre-stroke and he really did seem to be a progressive ally in most ways, to see how it's turned out... Ugh.

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IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol 2 points a year ago
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BrianTheeBiscuiteer 35 points a year ago

Fuck you stroke! Way to half-ass it.

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Semi_Hemi_Demigod 3 points a year ago

Imagine if he’d died and Giselle took his place. That would have been awesome

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ShaggySnacks 24 points a year ago path: 0 15641606 15642647, hotness: undefined, score: 24, children: 0
Semi_Hemi_Demigod 9 points a year ago

I know he doesn’t give a damn but I’m calling him tomorrow to yell at one of his interns.

They deserve it just for working for that asshole.

I should have voted or Oz. At least I knew what I was getting.

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