Chuck Schumer Backs Bipartisan Stopgap Spending Bill: 'We Want to Fund the Government'

Chuck Schumer during a press conference in Lviv

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) backed a newly released continuing resolution (CR), saying the temporary government funding measure would prevent a shutdown while allowing lawmakers to continue negotiations over a broader bipartisan budget agreement.

Schumer Backs Government Funding Deal