Senate Democrats stood their ground on Wednesday, opposing a GOP government funding plan, even as the Trump administration used the first day of a shutdown to begin slashing federal projects already funded in blue states.
White House budget director Russ Vought canceled or postponed roughly $26 billion for clean energy and transportation projects in more than a dozen Democratic-led states, drawing criticism from party members that signal how the apparent pressure campaign won’t soften congressional resistance in a fight over healthcare.
“I know how to stand up to a bully. You don’t back down,” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), a junior member of the Democratic leadership team. “What he did today is likely completely illegal. It’s a threat to our democracy if a president can just
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