Senate Democrats are threatening to plunge into partial government shutdowns rather than supplying enough votes to pass the GOP spending bill that is being considered in the upper room.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor on Wednesday afternoon that Democrats oppose the GOP government fundraising bill, informing members of the Senate Republican meetings not to defeat the 60-vote filibuster in the room. The government is set to undergo a partial closure on Friday after at least eight Senate Democrats joined their Republican colleagues and failed to join at least eight Senate Democrats when they pass the House GOP Stopgap Expenditure Bill known as the Continuing Resolution (CR). (Related: Where are they now? The beloved cable star on the left becomes ambiguous during Trump 2.0)
Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort.
However, Republicans chose a partisan path and drafted their continued resolutions without any opinions from Congressional Democrats.
As a result, Republicans do not have the vote to pass House CR in the Senate.
Our Caucus…
– Chuck Schumer (@senschumer) March 12, 2025
John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has only promised that one Senate Democrat would vote “Yes” in the CR. Quote The need to avoid partial government closures. Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is opposed to the current version of the suspension spending bill that funds the government until the end of September, as he continues spending levels during his Biden era and does not incorporate government efficiency (DOGE) cuts.
Before Schumer’s announcement, Senate Democrats appeared to be struggling actively about whether they support the CR of their homes or are willing to plunge the country into government shutdowns when asked by the Daily Calller News Foundation on Wednesday.
Various responses on how Senate Democrats will advance the government’s fundraising battle, as their approval ratings approach record lows and existing members run to the exit rather than run for re-election, so party bases and House progressives request Opposition to the bill.
Democrat Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper said Wednesday he was upset with his two choices and told reporters he was pondering the decision until late in the evening.
“This is probably the most frustrating issue I’ve seen since I’ve been here,” Hickenlooper, who was elected to the Senate in 2021, told DCNF. “That’s a terrible choice,” Hickenlooper continued, formulating his decision on Congressional Democrats, failing attempts to manipulate President Trump’s ability to spend money on government funding bills.
“On the other hand, if you support it, there’s no direction so the president is allowed to run Willie Yuridai and cut down the funds he wants,” Hickenlooper continued. “But if you close the government, you will allow him — he will decide who knows what will not resume and who knows who wants to continue shutting down the government because he has full control.”
Democrat New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim told the DCNF that he wanted solidarity among Senate Democrats, and refused to share his plans for the vote.
Other Democrats continued to spread misinformation about the bill despite Jared Golden, a Democrat in a lonely family who supported the CR. Call out His Democratic colleague misrepresented the bill’s provisions on Tuesday.
“In the end, Republicans set up slash funds for President Trump and wrote a partisan budget that would take away some of the poorest people in the country,” Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat who promised to vote “No” in the CR, told DCNF.
“These people are in the process of tearing important services for veterans, children and more,” Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden told DCNF. “And I’m sure I’m not going to do anything to help them,” but Wyden did not rule out voting for CR.
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker declined to state his position in CR, calling the DCNF a “gossip column” accordingly.
Senate Republicans are keen to repeat their Democratic colleagues by potentially using the filibuster they tried to kill in the last Congress to defeat the CR and plunging the country into a partial government shutdown.
“Senate Democrats have a decision to decide,” says Republican Oklahoma Sen. Mark Wayne Marin Posted X Wednesday. “Is it a shutdown of Schumer?”
“Democrats have used the filibuster three times this year despite claiming recent exclusions as they did months ago,” he said Tuesday at the Senate GOP Leadership press conference. “I think Americans are interested in seeing if Democrats go to the filibuster. If this happens, it’s with them.”
Senate Republicans work hard to prevent government shutdowns, but it’s up to Senate Democrats to decide whether to reveal federal lighting. pic.twitter.com/1o93Qazrgu
– Leader John Tune (@leaderjohntune) March 11, 2025
Speaker Mike Johnson succeeded in Trump-backed CR, mainly along party lines, on Tuesday evening, when Republican Kentucky Thomas Massey opposed the spending bill along with a lonely GOP lawmaker.
Andi Napier and Myles Morell contributed to the report.
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