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Bracing for a Shutdown Fight, Democrats Warn Their Votes Are Not a Given (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/progressivepolitics

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One month out from a deadline to avert a government shutdown, Republicans in Congress are struggling to find the votes to extend federal funding, and Democrats are issuing a stark warning: Don’t look at us this time.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

“Democrats stand ready to support legislation that will prevent a government shutdown,” Mr. Schumer wrote in a letter to his conference this week that perplexed many House Democrats who wanted to force Republicans to make assurances before offering their backing. “Senate Democrats will use our votes to help steady the ship for the American people in these turbulent times.”

Okay this passes the bounds of what can be labeled idiocy; this guy has to be intentionally sabotaging the party.

[–] FlashMobOfOne 8 points 5 days ago

Idiocy is too charitable.

Schumer and these other rich bastards have no intention of stopping fascism, because they benefit from it handsomely.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

“We’re not going to go after every single issue,” Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, said in an interview. “We are picking the most important fights and lying down on the train tracks on those fights.”