The Senate Democrats abandoned the only leverage point on Thursday, when the majority leader of the Senate D-Nir announced that it would help Republicans pass a continuous decision that cuts local spending and specifically targeted Washington, DC, with huge and punitive discounts.
While CR is bad, Schumer said from the Senate floor, the closure will be “much worse.”
He pledged to continue to fight President Trump and Elon Musk, a somewhat empty promise because the Republicans will not need democratic assistance to finance the government for a year, and they can pass the reconciliation bills alone.
Annex to cover TPM from the hill:
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The Senate Democrats abandoned the only leverage point on Thursday, when the majority leader of the Senate D-Nir announced that it would help Republicans pass a continuous decision that cuts local spending and specifically targeted Washington, DC, with huge and punitive discounts.
While CR is bad, Schumer said from the Senate floor, the closure will be “much worse.”
He pledged to continue to fight President Trump and Elon Musk, a somewhat empty promise because the Republicans will not need democratic assistance to finance the government for a year, and they can pass the reconciliation bills alone.
Annex to cover TPM from the hill: