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I hope Senate Democrats understand there is nothing clever about setting up a fake failed 30 day CR first to turn around & vote for cloture on the GOP spending bill,
wrote Ocasio-Cortez
Republicans do not have the votes,
Schumer had falsely said just a day earlierNothing clean about this CR. It’s dirty,
added Eugene Vindman, a newly-elected Democrat from a swing district in VirginiaFor sure, the Republican bill is a terrible option. 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 via a government shutdown is a far worse option,
he added
While the consequences of a shutdown are real, Democrats bear no responsibility in fact or in public perception if they continue to support a clean CR or clean 30-day CR. However, supporting the MAGA plan will sap momentum that is building against Republicans,
said the memo, which was obtained by NBC News from a congressional Democratic source who received itThere are no winners in a government shutdown,
Schumer said in a floor speechA shutdown would give Donald Trump the keys to the city, the state and the country,
Schumer said
If they need me, I’m there 100%.”
Trump himself offered to wade in Thursday to negotiate
It’s hard for me to believe that some, the extreme right in the other chamber, say they actually want a shutdown. What insanity,
the New York Democrat said
I think the American people recognize that we must keep the government open, that a shutdown is not worth anything,
Pelosi told Trump in the Oval OfficeThis is no way to govern, but the last thing Florida families need is a government shutdown as Floridians prepare for Hurricane Helene and its difficult aftermath,
Castor saidElon Musk and Republicans in Congress are exploiting a deadline to continue their illegal shutdowns and firings of public servants who serve veterans, neighbors who rely on Social Security and more."
Castor, in response to Democratic opposition to the CR this week, told Fox News DigitalIf the government shuts down, it will be average Americans who suffer most. A government shutdown means seniors who rely on Social Security could be thrown into chaos,
the Democratic Senator saidWe are mere days away from a partial government shutdown on March 1,
Schumer said in a February 2024 letterSo what changed, Chuck?"
Trump's Rapid Response team said on Thursday in a post on X alongside a resurfaced clip of the remarksYou'll hear from me soon."
Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told reporters
It allows us to move forward with changing the size and scope of the federal government. There is a seismic shift going on in Washington right now. This is a different moment than we have ever been in. The DOGE work is finding massive amounts of fraud, waste and abuse,
Johnson said
Democrats need to decide if they're going to support funding legislation that came over from the House, or if they're going to shut down the government. So far, it's looking like they plan to shut it down,
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on the Senate floor Thursday
I don't want a government shutdown,
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen said in a statement Thursday.jpg)
Voting against the CR will hurt the American people and kill the incredible momentum that President [Donald] Trump has built over the past 51 days,
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters earlier this week