Virginia Democrat on Possible Shutdown: ‘It’s Time to Stand up for the American People’

Virginia Democrat on possible shutdown: ‘It’s time to stand up for the American people’

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) said he supports Democrats’ threats to shut down the government if Republicans proceed with the rescissions package, saying his party should use all the leverage they can to prevent cuts to previously approved funding. “I say it’s time to stand up for the American people,” Subramanyam said in an interview on... The post Virginia Democrat on possible shutdown: ‘It’s time to stand up for the American people’ appeared…

Schumer’s shutdown threat could set the stage for Democratic revolt

The last time Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) threatened to withhold Democratic votes and force a government shutdown, it ended in a bitter internal feud that, at one point, seemed it might cost him his job. Now, just four…