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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
John Bowden

Chuck Schumer tries to put out a five-alarm fire after Democrats ‘caved’ on shutdown vote

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer led nine other Democrats in voting to break a filibuster on a GOP bill to avert a shutdown, despite calls to negotiate protections against DOGE. - (AP)

The aftereffects of Senate Democrats’ decision to help Republicans pass legislation to avert a government shutdown without securing any concessions are still being felt. Having won nothing — including assurances that congressionally approved legislation would not be touched by DOGE cuts — voters are furious with the Senate minority leader.

His allies are doing absolutely nothing to throw him a lifeline.

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