Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Government Funding: Senate Democrats Want To Fund The Government, Avoid A Shutdown, & Pass Bipartisan Appropriations Bills

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor on the upcoming government funding deadline, asserting that Senate Democrats are working in good faith to fund the government, avoid a shutdown, and pass bipartisan appropriations bills that improve people’s lives. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:

Democrats have been clear from the start: we want to fund the government, avoid a shutdown, pass strong, bipartisan appropriations bills that improve people’s lives.

Bipartisan negotiations are ongoing, and Senate Democrats are working in good faith to reach an agreement and keep the appropriations process moving forward.

We’re fighting for a bipartisan funding package—not partisan bills that bankroll Donald Trump’s war agenda while leaving working families behind.

Any CR must be bipartisan.

It must keep the government open without abandoning the needs of working families or giving Donald Trump a blank check for his destructive agenda.

There is a responsible path forward. Senate Democrats are ready to take it, Republicans must meet us to get that done.

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