Schumer pointed the finger at Republicans for leaving Democrats out of the funding negotiations.
Allison Pecorin and Lauren PellerMinority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass theto fund the government, heightening the alert for a potential government shutdown at the end of the week.
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Washington. At least 60 votes are needed for a funding bill to clear key procedural votes, called cloture votes, which means at least seven Democrats would be needed to pass any funding bill through the Senate."Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to invoke cloture on the House CR," Schumer said.
"Our caucus is unified on a clean April 11 CR that will keep the government open and give Congress time to negotiate bipartisan legislation that can pass," Schumer said.They are the minority in the Senate, and they do not have control over what bills are brought to the Senate floor for a vote. There's nothing that Democrats can do to force a vote in the Senate on a 30-day clean stopgap measure, but they may be able to wheel and deal with Republicans to get a vote on it.
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