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Senate Democrats' impending choice: Shutdown or surrender
Senate Democrats’ impending choice: Shutdown or surrender
House Democrats say they won’t vote for the House GOP’s spending plan. Democrats across the Capitol aren’t so sure.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is seen at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 27, 2025. | Francis Chung/POLITICO
By Jordain Carney and Katherine Tully-McManus
03/07/2025 04:45 AM EST
Senate Democrats have a fast-approaching dilemma: Vote for a spending bill unilaterally drafted by House Republicans or engage in the kind of shutdown brinkmanship they’ve long opposed.
It isn’t a decision they’ll be able to put off for much longer. House GOP leaders are poised early next week to send a bill to the floor that would largely hold current spending levels in place through the end of September. Democrats don’t like this approach, arguing it would only further empower President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to continue to act beyond their authority in clawing back congressionally approved dollars.
In the House, Democrats are vowing to hold back support, arguing that Republicans are responsible for finding the........
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