Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Republicans’ Partisan Government Funding Bill
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to address Republicans’ partisan Continuing Resolution to fund the government, noting Democrats prefer a CR through April 11th to allow time to negotiate bipartisan legislation that can pass. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:
Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort.
But Republicans chose a partisan path, drafting their Continuing Resolution without any input, any input, from Congressional Democrats.
Because of that, Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to invoke cloture on the House CR.
Our caucus is unified on a clean April 11th CR that will keep the government open and give Congress time to negotiate bipartisan legislation that can pass. We should vote on that.
I hope our Republican colleagues will join us to avoid a shutdown on Friday.
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