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Schumer faces Democratic fury as Senate clears path to avert shutdown
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The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Evening Report newsletter Subscribe *{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;padding:0}a[x-apple-data-detectors]{color:inherit!important;text-decoration:inherit!important}#MessageViewBody a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}p{line-height:inherit}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{mso-hide:all;display:none;max-height:0;overflow:hidden}.image_block img div{display:none}sub,sup{font-size:75%;line-height:0} @media (max-width:620px){.image_block div.fullWidth{max-width:100%!important}.mobile_hide{display:none}.row-content{width:100%!important}.stack .column{width:100%;display:block}.mobile_hide{min-height:0;max-height:0;max-width:0;overflow:hidden;font-size:0}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{display:table!important;max-height:none!important}} Presented by National Council on Aging — Democrats are raging against Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer hours before a shutdown deadline.{beacon} @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { #thehillheader { background-color: #2a53c1 !important; color: white !important; } }Evening Report
Friday, March 14 | By Jonathan Easley
TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS
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Senate clears path to avoid shutdown; Dems rage at Schumer
SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER (D-N.Y.) is facing an outpouring of anger from Democrats across the ideological spectrum for backing the GOP’s bill to avert a shutdown tonight at midnight.
Heading into the evening, the fate of the funding measure to keep the lights on in Washington for another six months lied in the hands of roughly a dozen Democrats, with Schumer leading the charge to avoid the shutdown.
Eight Democrats needed to vote to end debate to advance the House-passed bill. In the end, Schumer was joined by Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-N.M.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Angus King (I-Maine), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.).
Those Democrats helped deliver the at least 60 votes needed to proceed.
A final vote on the continuing resolution (CR) is expected later Friday night, with the bill on a glidepath to passing the Senate.
Dozens of Senate Democrats came out in fiery opposition to the CR and pressured their colleagues not to fold ahead of the procedural vote.
Schumer justified his intention of voting to advance the CR despite his disgust with it, arguing a shutdown would be terrible for the economy and allow President Trump and Elon Musk to further gut the federal workforce.
FIRESTORM ENGULFS SCHUMER
Schumer is locked in a firestorm of Democratic anger that has badly damaged his standing within the party.
House Democratic leaders are apoplectic after they largely stuck together to oppose the CR earlier this week. All House Democrats except for one, including many who represent districts Trump carried in 2024, opposed it.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) refused to back Schumer when asked Friday if he should continue in his leadership role.
“Next question,” Jeffries said.
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) released a blistering statement calling on Democrats to “not buy into this false choice” and to “fight back for a better way.”
Pelosi pointed to opposition from Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.) and Rep. Rose DeLauro (Conn.), the top Democrats on congresional Appropriations committees, in urging Schumer to “listen to the women.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called Schumer's support for the six-month CR a “huge slap in the face” to House Democrats who “stuck their neck out” in opposition.
CNN reports that some members are quietly urging Ocasio-Cortez to launch a primary challenge against Schumer.
Trump on Friday congratulated Schumer for doing the “right thing,” further inciting anger from the left.
Liberal grassroots groups are calling on Schumer to resign.
The group Pass the Torch, which called for President Biden to drop out of the presidential race, said Schumer “is unwilling and unable to meet the moment” and must resign.
Nearly a dozen protesters with the progressive Sunrise Movement were arrested outside of Schumer’s office on Friday.
💡Perspectives:
• The Hill: Actually, Democrats are not in disarray.
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