Senate Democrats gave up their sole point of leverage Thursday, as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that he would help Republicans pass a continuing resolution that slashes domestic spending and specifically targets Washington D.C. with massive, punitive cuts.
While the CR is bad, Schumer said from the Senate floor, a shutdown would be “much, much worse.”
He pledged to keep fighting President Trump and Elon Musk, a fairly empty promise as Republicans won’t need Democratic help to fund the government for at a year, and can pass their reconciliation bills alone.
Catch up on TPM’s coverage from the Hill:
Senate Democrats gave up their sole point of leverage Thursday, as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that he would help Republicans pass a continuing resolution that slashes domestic spending and specifically targets Washington D.C. with massive, punitive cuts.
While the CR is bad, Schumer said from the Senate floor, a shutdown would be “much, much worse.”
He pledged to keep fighting President Trump and Elon Musk, a fairly empty promise as Republicans won’t need Democratic help to fund the government for at a year, and can pass their reconciliation bills alone.
Catch up on TPM’s coverage from the Hill:
Ain’t providing any cover in my household!
Murc’s Law be damned: The evil is on Republicans, and Democrats in the minority cannot be blamed for failure to block it at every turn – although Mitch McConnell gave them enough lessons in minority opposition bog knows – but they’ve let too much pass relatively unimpeded already and failure to full-court block this filthy MAGA CR when they have the capacity to do so is on them.
Just to update on Tim Kaine. I tried to call his office this morning. The voice mailbox was full and they were not accepting more messages. I tried to get a staffer and no one is answering. I suspect that he is getting an overwhelming number of calls. I am trying Mark Warner next
dems have no ideas and no guts. they will cave and then whine.
Talked to Mark Warner’s staff. He is voting against the CR today (3/13/25)
It would provide no cover. Have these people learned nothing? All people will see is the budget got passed and Dems failed to stop it. They wont care about any of the other details.