Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy
Schumer relented one day after vowing that Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a ...
Senate Democrats relent on six-month stopgap funding bill
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said he'll vote to let the GOP-drafted stopgap funding measure pass, likely ...
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To avert a government shutdown, Senate Democratic leader says he’ll vote with the GOP
Schumer’s comments are a change in tune from Wednesday when he said that Democrats would not provide the votes needed to ...
Democrats Clear Way for GOP Funding Bill, Ending Threat of Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON—Senate Democrats took the threat of a government shutdown off the table, following a grueling intraparty fight in ...
Senate Democrats Divided Whether To Help Republicans Avoid Shutdown: ‘There Are Not The Votes Right Now’
Six Democrats need to vote for the bill, assuming there are no additional Republican defections, in order for it to pass the ...
Chuck Schumer caves on shutdown fight, says that would be ‘far worse’ than GOP plan
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday evening backed off his shutdown threat and said he will vote for the ...
Schumer to support GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nears
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending ...
Schumer announces he'll vote to keep government open, likely avoiding shutdown
Senate Democrats remained tight-lipped on Thursday after meeting on the fast-approaching government funding deadline.
Schumer Says He’ll Vote to Advance Spending Bill, Breaking With His Party
Many Democrats are agitating for their party’s senators to block the measure in defiance of President Trump, but the leader said doing so would prompt a shutdown that would only empower Mr. Trump.