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5:53pm – Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
On Wednesday, New York Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer announced that Senate Democrats would oppose the House-approved Continued Resolution (CR) bill.
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The Donald Trump-backed bill requires that the funding bill pass Democrats in the Senate, as it requires that it pass at least 60 votes.
Schumer (DN.Y.) warned that Democrats are refusing to vote in favor of the bill as Republicans “leave” them to “respond” from negotiations.
“While funding the government should be a bipartisan effort, Republicans have chosen a partisan path to drafting ongoing resolutions without any opinions from Congressional Democrats,” Schumer said Wednesday.
Schumer also argued that Democrats have opted to defend the 30-day clean-in bill to buy time towards bipartisan laws that both parties can fall behind.
“So Republicans don't vote in the Senate to draw votes in the Senate. Our caucus is unified with a clean April 11 CR that gives Congress time to keep the government open and negotiate bipartisan laws that can be passed,” he continued.
“We want an opportunity to win an amendment vote or two, so that's what we insist on voting for solidification,” added Democrat Sen. Tim Kane (D-Va.).
With 53 Republicans in the Senate, at least seven Democrats are needed to pass the bill. However, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has already announced his intention to oppose it.
“The bill we have to face this week will continue to spend at the same level,” Paul said during his appearance on Wednesday. hill. “These are Biden spending levels.”
“We're one outcome from these spending levels: a $2 trillion deficit. So these spending levels are $2 trillion above revenue. So there's no conservative about these spending levels. Fiscal conservatives should not support this because they borrow $2 trillion,” Paul added.
Meanwhile, the only Democrat willing to support the bill is Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.). Politics -So Republicans need to find seven more “yes” votes.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) argued that Democrats were engaged in “a shameful display of coordinated political theatres.”
“The Democrats are willing to run out of watches to fund the government in their failed attempts to block America's first agenda,” he said. “It's time for Senate Democrats to decide. We'll vote to keep the government open or take responsibility for shutting it down.”
The bill was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday night with a 217-213 vote.
If Republicans are unable to put together the necessary votes, the government shutdown will take effect midnight Friday.
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