Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) reportedly heard “scream” Thursday in a meeting with a Democrat Senate colleague on how to deal with the looming government shutdown.
The New York Democrat was screaming loudly during his private lunch on Capitol Hill, allowing her to be heard through the “thick wooden door” of the room. Fox News.
“It appears she's not allowed to close the government,” Punchbowl news reporter Andrew Deciderio wrote to X.
Gillibrand's office did not respond to requests for comment on the post.
The noisy lunch came when Senate Democrats struggled to unify how to vote for an ongoing resolution leading to homes funded by the government for six more months.
If passed the Senate and signed by President Trump, the suspension will avoid a government shutdown and begin midnight on Friday.
Earlier this week, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) showed Senate Democrats are ready to oppose the measures they have raised by Republicans.
“While funding the government should be a bipartisan effort, Republicans chose a partisan path and drafted their ongoing resolutions without input from Congressional Democrats. As a result, Republicans have no Senate votes in the Senate. They call for a coagulation of the CRs of their home,” Schumer said Wednesday.
Schumer preferred an alternative, continuing resolution to maintain funds for the government for another 28 days as negotiations will take place for another long-term spending transaction.
Not all Senate Democrats were on Schumer's plan.
“Participants should never shut down government,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) told reporters Thursday that if Democrats blocked a bill passed in the House, it would be “a gift for Republicans.”
“In fact, if anything, I think they're effectively making us bold to do that to us,” the Democrats in Pennsylvania continued.
“It wasn't long ago before I lectured that the government could never be shut down,” Fetterman continued, criticizing Schumer's resistance. “So it's not consistent.”
“We can all agree that it's not a great CR, but that's where we are and that's the choice.”
A few hours after Gillibrand reported, Schumer confirmed his opposition to GOP's continued solution.
“The CR bill is very bad, but the possibility of a closure affects America much worse,” Schumer declared in a floor speech to the Senate. “permission [President] It's a much worse option for Trump to take more power. ”
“Under the closure, Trump and Elon Musk will have a cult blanche to destroy important government services at a much faster rate than they are now,” he added. “I think it's my job to make the best choice for the country to minimize harm to the American people. So I'll vote to keep the government open and not close it.”
Senate Republicans with Senator Randpole (R-KY.), who hold a majority of 53 seats but opposes the suspension, will need at least eight democratic votes to summon mucus and take on the bill for the ballot.
