Chuck Schumer will vote for Republican funding bill, reducing shutdown odds
N.Y., said he will for the GOP funding extension. The bill must pass by end of day Friday to avoid a shutdown.
Schumer caves on shutdown battle with GOP, clearing way for funding bill passage
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced on Thursday he will help advance a House-passed stopgap measure to fund ...
Government Shutdown: Schumer Backs Advancing GOP Spending Bill Ahead Of Deadline
Schumer's commitment comes a day after the top Senate Democrat said “Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate.” ...
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.
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 ...
Schumer signals support for considering the GOP spending plan, as shutdown deadline nears
A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that ...
Chuck Schumer votes to keep government open: 'For Donald Trump, a shutdown would be a gift'
Senate Minority Leader Schumer, D-N.Y. announced that he will vote to keep the government open and warned that a shutdown has worse consequences for Americans.
Chuck Schumer says he will vote to advance GOP funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy
Schumer relented one day after saying Senate Democrats would block the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a government ...
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Schumer, Democrats Fold on Funding Agreement, Clearing Path To Avoid Government Shutdown
In a speech on the Senate floor late Thursday, Mr. Schumer said that while the spending bill is bad, a shutdown would be ...
Congress poised to force $1 billion cut to local DC budget, surprising many lawmakers
Congress is poised to pass a Trump-endorsed funding bill this week that D.C. officials warn would lead to a $1 billion cut to ...
Nebraska U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer’s vote on House GOP spending bill unclear as shutdown nears
Now it goes to the Senate, where the state’s senior senator is keeping her stance on the House GOP spending bill close to her ...
Schumer says he will vote to advance GOP spending bill, lowering threat of shutdown
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) announced on the Senate floor Thursday that he plans to vote to advance a House-passed six-month government funding bill, despite the strong ...