Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Agreement To Consider Legislation To Avoid A Government Shutdown

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on reaching a crucial agreement to pass the government funding bill tomorrow without amendments, ensuring American families will not face the disruptions of an unnecessary government shutdown. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:

There is very good news tonight. I have just locked in an agreement to pass the government funding bill tomorrow without amendment and avoid an unnecessary government shutdown.

American families can rest assured now that their lives won’t be needlessly upended due to an unnecessary government shutdown. This agreement ensures that the Senate will take up the CR after the House passes it, tomorrow, which is well before the September 30 deadline.

The CR will give Congress more time to continue working on the appropriations process to fund the government before the end of the year.

As I’ve said all year, the only way to get things done is with bipartisan support. Bipartisan support.

Now, I appreciate the work of the all the leaders to move forward with this CR. This is how things should be done. Without brinkmanship, without delay.

I hope—I truly hope—we will continue to see this same bipartisanship in the Senate when return and we work to fund the government.

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