At Angry Town Hall, Democratic Rep Calls For Chuck Schumer's Ouster
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Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for refusing to block the Republican government funding bill last week.
SUITLAND, Md. ― Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) suggested Chuck Schumer step down as top Democrat in the Senate over his handling of government funding, becoming the first Democratic member of Congress to come out and say so publicly.
“I respect Chuck Schumer. I think he had a great, long-standing career, did a lot of great things, but I’m afraid that it may be time for the Senate Democrats to get a new leader,” Ivey, who once worked for former Democratic Senate majority leader Tom Daschle, said at a town hall on Tuesday.
“I know shutting down the government is not good, I’ve tried to oppose it every time I could, but in this particular instance, it was something that we needed to do,” he added.
The crowd of about 800 people at a high school auditorium in Prince George’s County, home to many federal workers near Washington, D.C., burst into applause. Many Democrats are upset with Schumer for refusing to block a Republican bill funding the government last week, but the senator made clear he isn’t going anywhere, arguing that a shutdown would have been worse.
Ivey, a mild-mannered two-term congressman, also got an earful from dozens of angry constituents about his performance in Congress amid President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s unprecedented efforts to shutter government agencies.
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