Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks Ahead Of Vote On Final Passage Of The Bipartisan Agreement To Avoid A Government Shutdown

Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor before the Senate successfully voted to avoid an unnecessary government shutdown. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks:

Tonight, the American people can sleep easier knowing we have avoided an unnecessary government shutdown at the end of the month.

It is a relief for the country that, once again, bipartisanship prevailed to stop another shutdown threat. It took much longer than it should have, but because House Republicans finally, finally, chose to work with us in the end, Congress is getting the job done tonight.

Because bipartisanship ultimately prevailed, the government will stay open. Vital government services will not be halted. Appropriators will have more time to fully fund the government before the end of the year.

This bipartisanship is a good outcome for America. And I hope it sets the tone for more constructive, bipartisan work when we return later in the fall.

Thanks to Speaker Johnson for working with me on the agreement, and thanks to Leader McConnell and Leader Jeffries for helping make it happen.

And special thanks to our appropriators, particularly Chair Murray and Vice Chair Collins, for setting an excellent example of bipartisanship.

I urge everyone to vote yes.

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