Source: Fox News
Summary
The Senate has advanced a solution to avert a government shutdown, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his caucus relenting and agreeing to keep the government funded until early December. Senate Majority Leader John Thune believes this was a political calculation by Schumer and Democrats, as they didn’t want to defend against Republican attacks about wanting to shut down the government. Schumer claimed victory, arguing that Democrats had scored key concessions from the Trump administration. The shutdown fight will continue in the House, and lawmakers will have breathing room to continue stalled negotiations to fund the government through the appropriations process.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
The Senate has advanced a solution to avert a government shutdown, with Schumer and his caucus relenting. Thune believes this was a political calculation, as Democrats didn’t want to defend against Republican attacks. Schumer claimed victory, arguing that Democrats had scored key concessions. The shutdown fight will continue in the House. The process has entered a familiar phase, with lawmakers using the threat of a shutdown as a negotiating tactic.
The familiar dance of shutdown threats and last-minute deals continues, with each side trying to gain leverage and score political points.
Author: Evan Null
