Chuck Schumer caves on shutdown fight, says that would be ‘far worse’ than GOP plan
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday evening backed off his shutdown threat and said he will vote for the Republicans’ spending bill, providing a list of arguments that gave a green light to other Senate Democrats to do the same.
Chuck Schumer will vote for Republican funding bill, reducing shutdown odds
N.Y., said he will vote to advance the Republican funding extension and avoid a government shutdown at the end of the day Friday. "While the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much,
Schumer says he will vote to move forward with GOP funding bill to avert shutdown
Schumer (D-New York) said Thursday evening he intends to vote to advance the GOP funding bill the House passed earlier this week, lowering the odds of a federal government shutdown this weekend. “While [Republicans’] bill is very bad,
Chuck Schumer is in a real shutdown mess. Can he lead Democrats out of it?
Two days out from a government shutdown, Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats find themselves in a serious jam. But some of them are starting to hint at how they might get out of it. Publicly, the Senate minority leader and many of his fellow Democrats are vowing they won’t provide the votes to allow a House GOP funding bill to pass,
Sen. Chuck Schumer says he will vote for funding bill to avoid shutdown
Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer says he will vote for the GOP funding bill to avoid a government shutdown.
Schumer signals support for considering the GOP spending plan, as shutdown deadline nears
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is signaling he’s ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending bill to prevent a midnight Friday government shutdown
Schumer says he won't block GOP funding bill as Democrats disagree on shutdown strategy
N.Y., indicated Thursday he would vote to advance Republicans’ six-month funding bill that passed the House to avert a government shutdown Friday night.
US Senate poised to pass Republican stopgap spending bill, avert shutdown
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Heinrich and Luján say they will oppose Republican funding bill
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Lawmakers promoting a boost for mining fret over Trump cuts
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Trump administration reverses on plan to close nuclear waste site management office, Democratic senator says
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Senators warn Forest Service layoffs risk bigger wildfires
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OPINION: OPINION: NM Dems continue to shoot their own state in the foot
Well, no one is going to accuse Melanie Stansbury of being a stateswoman after her performance at last week's joint session of Congress. The second full-term congresswoman from Albuquerque landed a ...
Democratic lawmakers warn budget cuts pose risks to power grids
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Local clinic reverses course after turning away undocumented patients
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New Mexico senator hopes to tackle fentanyl trafficking through legislation
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