Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) leaves the Democratic caucus
lunch at the U.S. Capitol on March 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Senator Chuck Schumer has caved, now saying he will vote to keep the government open.
While speaking on the House floor on Thursday, the Senate minority
leader said that while the continuing resolution (CR) is negative, the
consequences for the American people following a shutdown are much
worse.
Schumer (D-N.Y.) went on to say that he believes it’s his job to make
the best choice to minimize the harms to American people. Therefore, he
will vote to keep the government open.
BREAKING:
Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has CAVED, announcing he will now
back the continuing resolution passed by the House. pic.twitter.com/P7zlOzJwjf
“While the Republican bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown
has consequences for America that are much much worse. For sure, the
Republican bill is a terrible option,” he said. “It is not a clean CR.
It is deeply partisan. It doesn’t address far too many of this country’s
needs, but I believe allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power
in a government shutdown is a far worse option.”
“Unless Congress acts, the federal government will shut down tomorrow
at midnight. I have said many times there are no winners in a
government shutdown. But there are certainly victims: the most
vulnerable Americans who rely on federal programs to feed their families
to access medical care and to stay financially afloat,” Schumer
continued.
Schumer added that no one, for or against the CR, wants a government
shutdown. The people that oppose the CR want Republicans to be more
responsible, he continued.
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