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Breaking Down Schumer's Support for a Stopgap: Avoiding a Shutdown to Protect Federal Institutions, Oversight, and Enforcement

Breaking Down Schumer's Support for a Stopgap: Avoiding a Shutdown to Protect Federal Institutions, Oversight, and Enforcement

Analyzing Senator Chuck Schumer's controversial choice to back the GOP's stopgap reveals the critical risks he sought to avoid: handing Trump a direct pathway to dismantle oversight and institution

Mar 15, 2025
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Breaking Down Schumer's Support for a Stopgap: Avoiding a Shutdown to Protect Federal Institutions, Oversight, and Enforcement
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Earlier today, Congressional Democrats faced a critical decision: either pass an unfavorable GOP-written short-term funding bill (a “stopgap”) or allow the federal government to shut down. While House Democrats voted against the bill, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) surprised and angered many on the left at the 11th hour by leading ten Senat…

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