To avert a government shutdown, Senate Democratic leader says he’ll vote with the GOP
Schumer’s comments are a change in tune from Wednesday when he said that Democrats would not provide the votes needed to approve the House-passed stopgap funding measure. He argued that the Senate should instead vote on a “clean” bill that would maintain spending levels for 30 days to enable bipartisan negotiations.
When will the Senate vote on the spending bill? Will it need Democratic support?
It's up to the Senate to pass the spending bill and get it to President Donald Trump’s desk to avert a possible government shutdown.
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The Democratic Party of Va. will pick a new leader this month. Here are the candidates’ platforms.
DPVA chair hopefuls have a few weeks to convince their colleagues they’re right for the job in this intra-party contest.