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10 Democrats help Republicans advance GOP funding bill to avoid shutdown

Ten Senate Democrats voted with Republicans to advance a budget bill, which legalizes significant federal cuts and affects funding until September 30, as noted by Chuck Schumer.
The Senate voted 62-38 to cut off debate on the funding bill, which includes major federal budget cuts and imposes no restrictions on certain individuals.
Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner opposed the funding measure, arguing it gives excessive power to certain individuals and jeopardizes the local economy, according to Warner's social media statement.
Economist Bob McNab warned that a long government shutdown could remove $1 billion each month from the Hampton Roads economy, highlighting the federal workforce's importance in the area.

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Truthout

Will Dems Draw a Line? Budget Capitulation Raises Questions Over Fights to Come.

It’s not hard to imagine Democrats who didn’t hold the line for Medicaid won’t hold it for trans health care, either.

1 day ago·Sacramento, United States

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The Daily Wire

Speaker Johnson Shares Eye-Opening Statistic On Dem Shutdown Vote

A tremendous number of Democrats voted against a continuing resolution to avert a partial government shutdown this past week, as underscored by a statistic delivered by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) over the weekend. Joining “Life, Liberty, & Levin” on Fox News, Johnson spoke about how Republicans who control both chambers of Congress “put the Democrats ...

1 day ago·Nashville, United States

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WirePoints Illinois Financial News

Illinois Dems split on allowing vote on bill to avert government shutdown – Chicago Sun-Times

Democrats were confronted with two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives President Donald Trump vast discretion on spending decisions or voting no and letting a funding lapse ensue. In all, 10 Democrats, including Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to advance the Republican funding proposal to a final vote and avoid a shutdown at all costs.

2 days ago

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erininthemorning.com

Where Is The Line? Democratic Budget Capitulation Foreshadows LGBTQ+ Fights To Come

Photo by Ian Hutchinson on UnsplashErin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.Ten Senate Democrats handed Republicans a critical victory yesterday, voting in favor of cloture on a budget that will allow the Trump Administration to continue wielding budget cuts as a political weapon—targeting the administration’s opponents, including trans and queer people. The b…

2 days ago

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Il Fatto Quotidiano

Ten DEM senators vote with the Republicans and pass the law that avoids the shutdown. Criticism of leader Schumer: 'Surrender to Trump'

On Friday, ten Democratic senators joined the Republicans for a procedural vote on a bill that unlocks funding to the US government for seven months, averting the shutdown that would have started at midnight. The 62-38 vote marked an important turning point after Senate Democrats spent the week paralyzed by doubts about whether or not to use the moment to react to President Donald Trump. The decision of leader Chuck Schumer to support the measur…

2 days ago·Rome, Italy

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Political Wire

Why Senate Democrats Folded

Dan Pfeiffer: “No plan, no strategy, and no attempt to communicate honestly and forthrightly with the base. At no point did we know what Dems were fighting for or what victory would look like. Schumer and some Senate Democrats wanted to be seen as ‘fighting’ up until the moment the fight was set to start.” “Everyone hoped that Johnson would fail to get the votes in the House, which would force them into negotiations with Democrats. But that didn…

2 days ago·New York, United States

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