Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's funding bill as shutdown draws near
After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to ...
Schumer Says Democrats Will Block GOP Plan to Avert Shutdown
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said his party would block a Republican spending bill to avert a government shutdown ...
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House GOP passes spending bill, sending plan to avert government shutdown to Senate
The bill puts significant pressure on Democrats in the Senate, whose votes will be needed in order to avoid a shutdown. The ...
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Government Could Enter Shutdown Soon: Will You Still Have to Pay Taxes?
A measure to keep the government funded and avert a shutdown passes in the House but has only a few days to pass in the ...
D.C.’s hopes lie in Senate as residents, officials push to avert $1B hit
A possible Democratic proposal boosted D.C.’s hopes of avoiding potential layoffs but also inched the nation closer to a ...
Salesman-in-chief: Trump leans on Freedom Caucus to avert government shutdown
Donald Trump just convinced dozens of Republican hardliners to do what House speakers from John Boehner to Kevin McCarthy ...
How Congress Could Force $1.1 Billion in Cuts on Washington, D.C.
District leaders say that a proposed cut to the city budget, part of a plan to avert a federal government shutdown, is unfair ...
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Senate Democrats in a Political Dilemma over Funding Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
The fate of this bill now rests in the Senate. Democrats are in a politically risky decision because they don’t want to be ...
Senate Democrats Divided Whether To Help Republicans Avoid Shutdown: ‘There Are Not The Votes Right Now’
Six Democrats need to vote for the bill, assuming there are no additional Republican defections, in order for it to pass the ...
Where Key Democratic Senators Stand on Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
Senate Democrats are staking out their positions on a bill to temporarily fund the government, known as a continuing resolution (CR), which would avert a federal shutdown.
Senate Democrats punt GOP plan to avert shutdown in favor of 30-day stopgap
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said there are not enough votes in his caucus to advance the short-term funding bill that passed in the House on Tuesday, and instead ...
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Mrvan calls federal spending plan a 'tragedy for Northwest Indiana'
"The House majority has made Northwest Indiana less safe and jeopardizes our potential for economic growth and the ability to create more work and wealth," Mrvan said.