Schumer defends funding vote: ‘I’m the best leader for the Senate’

Schumer: Did he betray the Democrats?

“Chuck Schumer committed the grave sin of accepting reality,” said Brendan Buck in The New York Times. “And his party is now furious.” The Senate minority leader is facing his Democratic colleagues’ ire after he and nine establishment colleagues voted yes to pass the House Republicans’ six-month stopgap funding bill, which prevented an imminent government shutdown.Many House and Senate Democrats, who want to try to block President Trump’s agenda…

Mallory McMorrow Says It’s Time for Schumer to Go

Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D) “said it wasn’t clear to her that Chuck Schumer could continue in his role as Senate minority leader, and that she would not vote for him as leader should she ultimately win a highly-contested primary and general election,” Politico reports. Said McMarrow: “There’s still this idea that Democrats and Republicans are still abiding by the same rules and still believe in the same norms and systems and structu…

Chuck Schumer Not Stepping Down

(Washington, DC) — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t step down. The Democratic senator from New York defended his decision to vote for a Republican funding bill. Schumer said if the bill had failed, the shutdown that would have resulted would be worse than the government funding bill going into effect. Schumer’s move has drawn sharp criticism from some in his own party, who say Schumer should be opposing Trump’s agenda at every …

Talking about Chuck Schumer Will No More Save Democracy than Chuck Schumer Will - emptywheel

The State of the Union was 20 days ago. Since that day, Democrats have spent much of their time talking about other Democrats, talking about how Democrats are responding to the assault on the country, rather than talking about the assault itself and the people responsible. In my opinion, focusing on Chuck Schumer — however justified […]

Schumer Says He Won't Step Down As Senate Democratic Leader Despite Government Funding Uproar

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in the party after he voted to move forward with Republican spending legislation that avoided a government shutdown.

Schumer defends leadership amid backlash over GOP spending bill

Chuck Schumer faces backlash from progressives after voting for a GOP-backed spending bill. Calls for his resignation grow.