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It is not a simple stopgap that keeps the lights on and the doors open. This is Republican leadership handing over the keys of the government, and a blank check to Elon Musk and to President Trump,
she said
It’s the first time I’ve been here ... that we’ve actually voted to decrease the size of government,
said the Tennessee lawmaker, who entered Congress in January 2019.
Leadership’s never lied to me and Trump’s never lied to me."
Burchett, who spent much of the day saying heThat's one of the things we have to consider. We're dealing with people, many of whom, I suspect, think a shutdown would be a good thing,
King said
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I refuse to burn the village down and to claim to save it,
Fetterman said
This partisan and reckless Republican spending bill fails to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, which we know are on the Republican chopping block,
said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., arguing
We're going to wait and see what the House does first,
Schumer told reportersI haven't come out publicly at this point, just because I want to see what the House does,
he said, aligning with top Democratic appropriators who want a one-month extension to negotiate a new funding agreement
I'm 100% behind this continuing resolution,
the caucus chairman, Andy Harris, R-Md., said in a rare appearance at Johnson's leadership news conference Tuesday morningI'm still hoping that there's space for the 30-day extension,
he saidIt looks like they're going to try to shut down the government,
Johnson said of Democrats
HE SHOULD BE PRIMARIED, and I will lead the charge against him,
Trump posted onlineHere’s the bottom line. If congressional Democrats refuse to support this clean CR, they will be responsible for every troop who misses a paycheck, for every flight delay from reduced staffing at TSA, for every negative consequence that comes from shutting down the government,
Johnson saidThis Republican shutdown bill does nothing to enhance the American dream. It undermines it,
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said ahead of the voteThis is not your grandfather’s continuing resolution,
Harris said
We are prepared to take it up here in the Senate and make sure that on Friday, the government stays open. But it will be up to the Democrats as to whether or not that happens between now and then,
Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Tuesday
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,
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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 Tuesday afternoonDonald Trump, Elon Musk and Senate Republicans know their math on billionaire tax cuts won't work without slashing these vital benefits,
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The president has made this a priority and our members know that. Our members were elected to help President Trump enact his agenda,
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said in a brief interview ahead of the vote