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From the New York Post: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday that most Democrats in the upper chamber will not support a House Republican-passed bill to fund the federal government through the end of September, all but ensuring a partial shutdown beginning at 11:59 p.m. Friday.
“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,” Schumer (D-NY) said on the Senate floor Wednesday.
“Because of that, Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to invoke cloture on the House CR. Our caucus is unified on a clean [CR through April 11] that will keep the government open and give Congress time to negotiate bipartisan legislation that can pass.”
With Republicans holding a 53-47 advantage in the Senate, and legislation needing 60 votes to overcome a filibuster, at least seven Democrats would need to support the spending bill, which passed the House 217-213 Tuesday night.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has also opposed the measure, so the GOP will need eight Democratic defections if there is full attendance in the chamber.
Paul claims the bill doesn’t include enough cuts:
“No fiscal conservative should support this” @SenRandPaul weighing in on funding bill, Rising pic.twitter.com/WEiW2WCXyh
— Rising (@RisingTheHill) March 12, 2025
While Schumer claims the bill includes too many cuts.
Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort.
But Republicans chose a partisan path, drafting their Continuing Resolution without any input from Congressional Democrats.
Because of that, Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to pass the House CR.
Our caucus…
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 12, 2025
The NY Post explained that, among Democrats, only Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) had committed to supporting the resolution, while Sens. Jon Ossof (D-Ga.), Angus King (I-Maine), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) had signaled they were open to supporting the bill.
“The weeks of performative “resistance” from those in my party were limited to undignified antics. Voting to shut the government down will punish millions or risk a recession. I disagree with many points in the CR, but I will never vote to shut our government down,” Sen. Fetterman announced on Tuesday.
The weeks of performative “resistance” from those in my party were limited to undignified antics.
Voting to shut the government down will punish millions or risk a recession.
I disagree with many points in the CR, but I will never vote to shut our government down. pic.twitter.com/yhrnmwHUB5
— U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) March 11, 2025
Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) had indicated he was on the fence, claiming it is “two horrible choices.”
Sen. Hickenlooper (D-CO) says he hasn’t made a final decision on the CR. Although he calls the CR and a possible government shutdown “two horrible choices” he says he’s “leaning” on advancing the bill since “shutting down the government is always a last resort.” pic.twitter.com/kHj4y1hq35
— Cristina Corujo (@cristina_corujo) March 12, 2025
Senate Democrats have a decision to make. Will it be a Schumer Shutdown? pic.twitter.com/C6Rftq6MCC
— Markwayne Mullin (@SenMullin) March 12, 2025
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