Oct 31, 2023 – I'm not even opposed to a government shutdown because I think the vast majority of the things that the federal government does are … As long as the Senate is controlled by Chuck Schumer, bills are going to be jammed together as continuing resolutions so Democrats … what to sign, and the mainstream media in this country is going to do the dirty work and blame the Republicans for the government shutdown…

May 5, 2023 – That meeting – which will also include Democrats Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, as well as Republican Mitch McConnell – will be … House Republicans are STILL waiting on Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer to come to the table and negotiate the debt ceiling. … the Democrats are hoping against a repeat of that negotiation, which led to (among other things) sequestration and a government shutdown…

Jun 13, 2023 – been nearly four months since President Joe Biden nominated Julie Su to become labor secretary, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer … However, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer still has not bothered to bring the nomination to the floor. … I asked her what a port shutdown would do to the economy. Here’s what she had to say: pic.twitter.com/2cqyadkwnN — Rep.…

Jul 17, 2023 – Manchin is one of the last serving moderate Democrats, but he has made some pretty bad miscalculations lately — like trusting Chuck Schumer … large swaths of the American electorate — like pornography in schools, overt racism, the sexual mutilation of children, and the shutdown…

Dec 9, 2016 – Senate Democrats are threatening to force a brief government shutdown this weekend to pressure Republicans to support policies they … Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters the issue could unite Democrats and Trump. … “I hope our new president-elect, who talked and got to know the miners, will speak out,” Schumer said.…

Jan 5, 2017 – But doing so would force a showdown with Senate Democrats and potentially threaten a government shutdown. … In 2006, Senators Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, and Barack Obama all agreed with and voted for the bill, so Republicans feel that…

Jan 12, 2016 – Cruz, who has spent most of his Senate tenure staging filibusters, shutdown fights and other episodes of brinksmanship, has proven … variety of reasons, not least that Rubio delegated too much of the drafting of a massive bill to untrustworthy Democrats like Chuck Schumer … corrdior bailout presents a real contrast in styles with Cruz, who has fought furiously (even to the point of pushing a government shutdown…

Nov 1, 2023 – bipartisan support to become law — as will bills to support Ukraine and Taiwan, shore up border security and avert a government shutdown … aid as a standalone bill, rather than tying it to Ukraine and Taiwan aid and border security funding.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer…

Dec 30, 2013 – ” (11) UNDERSTAND THAT STRATEGIES LIKE THE SHUTDOWN NEED TO BE MICROMANAGED. … (14) DON’T OVERREAD THE “LESSONS” OF THE SHUTDOWN. … Barack Obama, on the other hand, came out of the shutdown with Americans realizing, for the first time, that he was not a nice person…

Feb 17, 2011 – They are deploying the possibility of a government shutdown if the Senate can’t agree on a bill and Senate Dems are trying to pin the … shutdown on the Republicans with 2 weeks before the Senate debate has commenced.  … Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).…

Feb 25, 2011 – The Democrats, not the Republicans, are desperate for a government shutdown. Barack Obama needs a government shutdown. … The GOP will give the White House whatever it wants just so the GOP can avoid being blamed for a shutdown. … What the media fails to see is that some of us do want a shutdown — hell, I want a shutdown — but Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan, etc. will…

Feb 21, 2011 – Only in Washington can politicians get away with complaining about a government shutdown, while going on vacation for a whole week … Senate Democrats took to the air on Sunday to warn the American people about a government shutdown on March 4th.  … these same Senators to come back to the Capitol to debate and negotiate the House passed spending measure this week to avoid a shutdown…

Mar 16, 2011 – Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, and Chuck Schumer are not, and the short-term strategy is letting them get away with it. … He states that Democrats are more afraid of a shutdown than Republicans. That is simply not true. … However, Senators Durbin and Schumer are all but rooting for a shutdown, while Congressional Republicans are petrified of that prospect…

Dec 18, 2019 – Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters about the possibility of a partial government shutdown, at the … -Mexico border, pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown at midnight Friday. (AP Photo/J. … Schumer and other party leaders will scramble for new information to throw at the president, and at Republicans, until it is over.…

Dec 17, 2019 – Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters about the possibility of a partial government shutdown, at the … -Mexico border, pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown at midnight Friday. (AP Photo/J. … Ironically, Schumer voted to do so, making his recent rantings about the narrowness of the process incredibly hypocritical.…

Sep 5, 2024 – with no more than two dots.Perfect example: Proof of citizenship to vote.Even more perfect: Weaselly Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer … a requirement of proof of citizenship to register to vote, which is bipartisan.During an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, Schumer … Schumer told ABC that a stop-gap spending bill including rules requiring proof of citizenship would meet the same fate.It certainly…

Sep 22, 2024 – Leaders in Congress announced Sunday that they’d come to an agreement on funding that will avoid a partial government shutdown that … negotiations have been underway to reach an agreement that maintains current funding through December 20 and avoids a government shutdown … He said he understood their frustrations but that a devastating shutdown had to be avoided.Johnson warned Republicans against a shutdown…

Jan 7, 2024 – demanded, however, risking Johnson’s good standing among his House Republican conference and raising the specter of a government shutdown … While speaking on "Face the Nation," Johnson tells host Margaret Brennan that he will not wield the leverage of a government shutdown … BACKGROUND: Speaker Johnson Says No Shutdown Over the Border, and It's Time to Talk About the Elephant in the Room This is just the…

Sep 13, 2024 – ;It was during the pandemic in April of 2020 when the unemployment rate was over 14 percent, a direct result of the government shutdown … Dale ignore the reason for the block of the Senate bill was that the House passed a far more restrictive border bill, but Chuck Schumer…

Sep 6, 2024 – Yet, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) complained in a recent interview that it's Johnson and the Republicans who want to … a one-party plan--something my colleague Mike Miller pointed out just isn't so:During an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, Schumer … Schumer Refuses to Say Why He Opposes Proof of Citizenship to VoteWith Vote on SAVE Act, House Dems Reveal Their Stance on Noncitizen…

Mar 19, 2024 – not been released, and sources describe it as an “agreement in principle,” but if it holds it would avert a partial government shutdown … remainder of fiscal year 2024, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill, closing out the six bills due by Friday’s shutdown … #BREAKING: Congressional leaders strike deal on Homeland Security funding ahead of shutdown deadline https://t.co/2Zs2v27THb pic.twitter.com…

Mar 23, 2024 – Yet again, Congress has passed a bloated budget bill that nobody's read at the very last minute to avoid a government shutdown - as … thing.Around noontime Friday the House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion spending package, avoiding the dreaded "government shutdown … after 2 AM, Eastern Daylight Time.BREAKING: Senate passes $1.2 trillion spending package, 74-24, after brief partial government shutdown…