Schumer refuses to step down as Senate Dem leader, defends shutdown vote
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., defended his vote in favor of the GOP continuing resolution, arguing that a government shutdown would be worse for Democrats.
Schumer defended why he chose to vote in support of the Republican-proposed continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown despite the bill's broad opposition by the Democratic Party. Danielle Wallace is a breaking news and politics reporter at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on X: @danimwallace.
"The CR was certainly bad, you know the continuing resolution, but a shutdown would be 15 or 20 times worse. Under a shutdown, the executive branch has sole power to determine what is ‘essential.’ And they can determine without any court supervision. The courts have ruled it's solely up to the executive what to shut down," Schumer said.
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