Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (DN.Y.) warned his Senate Democrat colleagues to be tired of the “procedural game” and urged them to vote against the halt spending measures backed by the Senate.
“For all Senate Democrats, it is very clear that coagulation votes are also considered votes for the bill,” Ocasio-Cortez Post to social platform x. “People are not fooled by procedural games.”
“They know exactly what's going on,” she added. Do not vote for solidification. No on the invoice. ”
The words of the New York lawmakers reflect the rhetoric of fellow party members who encouraged their counterparts to wipe out Republican spending bills to avoid closure, despite distrust from Senate people near the March 14 deadline. It also comes after Congressional Democrats announced their own package to fund the government on Monday.
“This is a bad bill. We didn't negotiate this bill. “Rep. Pete Aguilar (Calif.), chairman of the House Democrat Caucus, spoke about the GOP-led package. “They didn't negotiate this bill.”
“For our national security, for the benefit of American families, they need to vote no and defeat this bill,” he added.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has already agreed to support the bill introduced by Mike Johnson (R-La.) last weekend.
“We don't agree with what was sent to us, but if we withhold the vote, it Shut down the government“Fetterman told host Stephanie Roule on Tuesday evening on MSNBC.
“And I think that's one of our core responsibilities in the Senate or the government here… I'll allow the government to be shut down,” he added.
Rep. Jared Golden (Mayne) appears to have agreed to the Pennsylvania Senator, urging him to stand as a single House Democrat to vote in favor of the spending bill.
Democratic whip Rep. Katherine Clark (Massachusetts) said lawmakers' votes on the bill show a lot about the 119th Congress' top priorities.
“This is one of these votes. Who are you on? Are you fighting for the people of the house? Clark, who is hoping for a desolate vote from the Senate, said:
“So I don't know why Democrats look at this and decide they want to be on that side of the ledger. I think we've sent a very strong message as House Democrats: “You don't chase people's health care. You don't go after research.”
