Multiple outlets report that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told Democrats during a closed-door lunch he will vote to advance the GOP-backed government funding measure.
The bill’s passage would avert a government shutdown.
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From POLITICO:
Schumer’s closed-door comments, confirmed by two people granted anonymity to disclose his private remarks, comes amid days of Democratic agonizing about the possible shutdown. Their dilemma was forced by the House’s approval Tuesday of a funding patch through September, one that was written without Democratic input.
Schumer has not publicly reiterated his
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