Schumer refuses to step down as Senate Dem leader, defends shutdown vote
N.Y., said he would not resign and defended his vote in favor of the spending bill to avoid a government shutdown.
Schumer Again Defends Decision to Avoid Shutdown Amid Calls to Resign
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, said a government shutdown would have been “10 or 20 times worse” ...
Schumer says he is not stepping down after shutdown vote pushback
Schumer said that while the Continuing Resolution was “certainly bad,” a shutdown “would be 15 or 20 times worse.” ...
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"There was no leverage": Schumer says voting to avoid shutdown sidestepped harm from "evil people"
Schumer said a shutdown would have been catastrophic for Democrats policy goals, giving President Donald Trump's administration carte blanche to dismantle portions of the federal government they ...
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Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight, with anger running high
Many in the party felt the New York Democrat was not showing sufficient fight, arguing that a government shutdown would have forced Trump and Republicans to the negotiating table. Yet for Schumer ...