Senate Moves Toward Critical Vote to Avert Government Shutdown as Schumer Relents
An afternoon vote was expected to clear the way for a Republican-written bill to keep government funding flowing past midnight after the top Senate Democrat said he would not block it.
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Schumer says he'll vote for GOP funding bill, other Democrats criticize plan
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he'll vote in favor of House Republicans' stopgap funding bill as Congress barrels toward the deadline to avert a government shutdown. Siobhan Hughes, ...CBS News - 8h -
Schumer to vote for GOP measure to avert government shutdown
The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the support of Democrats to move forward.CBS News - 7h -
Senate to vote on advancing GOP funding bill to avert government shutdown
The GOP-controlled Senate will press forward with a procedural vote to advance a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown before a midnight deadline.NBC News - 4h -
Some Senate Democrats split over spending bill to avert government shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Republicans don't currently have the votes to pass the short-term spending bill. Some Democrats say they are split over whether to support the stopgap ...CBS News - 1d -
What to know after Schumer says he'll vote for GOP bill to avert government shutdown
Just a day after saying Republicans didn't have the votes to pass their continuing resolution, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he'll vote to keep the government open. Congress has until ...CBS News - 7h -
Senate voting on procedural vote on the path to averting shutdown
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the Senate floor Friday morning to defend his decision to support a Republican short-term funding bill.ABC News - 12m -
‘It’s an open question’ whether U.S. headed toward government shutdown
NBC News Senior National Political Reporter Sahil Kapur, former Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.) and Sarah Chamberlain join Meet the Press NOW to discuss how Senate Democrats might vote on a GOP funding ...NBC News - 1d -
Chuck Schumer to vote for Republican funding bill to avert shutdown
Minority leader laments ‘Hobson’s choice’ but says shutdown would give Trump and Musk ‘carte blanche’. The Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, said on Thursday he would vote for a ...The Guardian - 20h -
House Republicans pass bill to avert government shutdown
The House on Tuesday passed a funding bill to avert an end-of-the-week government shutdown, teeing up the measure for consideration in the Senate. The chamber cleared the continuing resolution (CR) ...The Hill - 2d
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