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Congratulations to Chuck Schumer for doing the right thing
Trump himself gloated over the chaos, posting on his Truth Social on Friday It's much, much better not to be in the middle of a shutdown, which [would] divert people from the number one issue we have against these b*******, ... Sorry, these people.
Schumer told MSNBC on Friday - before quickly correcting himself The reality here is there was no message, no strategy, and, at the end of the day, no leadership,
fumed former Democratic Congresswoman Donna Edwards, now an MSNBC analyst Our party is not a cult, we are a coalition
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries attempted to calm tempers stating Senate Democrats have destroyed their chances of future cooperation with the House through their fear-based, inexplicable abdication
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has warned of 'catastrophic consequences' from the spending cuts, unleashed a scathing post on Bluesky, writing No more cowardice - Step up or step aside.
Outside Schumer's Washington office, young activists from the Sunrise Movement gathered with banners demanding I think we have mutual respect in our caucus, and we are all united, no matter how people voted on this vote, to continue fighting Trump. We are a united and strong caucus fighting against Trump,
This turns the federal government into a slush fund for Donald Trump and Elon Musk,
A shutdown would shut down all government agencies, and it would solely be up to Trump and DOGE and Musk what to open again because they could determine what was essential. So their goal of decimating the whole federal government, of cutting agency after agency after agency, would occur under a shutdown,
The bottom line is if the filibuster would have been used and the government shut down, the devastation would be terrible. You see, we’ve had government shutdowns before, but never against such nihilists, such anti-government fanatics as Trump, DOGE, Musk,
That’s a long time away. I am focused on bringing Trump’s numbers down, his popularity down, exposing what he has done to America and what he will do,
It’s not his call,
Coons told reporters last week of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). I definitely think that younger, fresher leadership may be something that many of us, not just depending on what part of the spectrum you're on, but many Americans may be looking for, especially in the state of New York,
she said on CNN’s State of the Union If you are a Democrat in the Senate or in the House you have to start acting with urgency.”
People are scared, and they want us to do something,
The way the president is acting using law enforcement to target dissidents, harassing TV stations and radio stations that criticize him, endorsing political violence, puts our democracy at immediate risk,
We speak regularly, and we have a good, close relationship,
I still support Sen. Schumer as leader. But I think the only way that we are going to be effective as a caucus is if we change our tactics, and we have to have a conversation inside our caucus to make sure that we are going to do that.”
Pressed a third time on whether Murphy retained confidence in Schumer, he responded We have opportunities as a caucus to stand up and meet this moment,
He can lead this caucus, but we need to have a conversation inside the caucus about whether we are willing to stand up to Republicans,
