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floofloof@lemmy.ca to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 8 months ago

Senate Democrats blink on the shutdown after 40 days of pain

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Senate Democrats blink on the shutdown after 40 days of pain

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The government shutdown looks like it will end sometime this week.
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    I’m actually surprised Schumer isn’t among the spinless capitulators, this time.

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      It seems he was behind them, just too cowardly to put his name to it publicly:

      https://prospect.org/2025/11/08/why-does-schumer-keep-trying-to-cave-government-shutdown/

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      It’s my understanding they chose democrats who weren’t up for reelection or were retiring so it wouldn’t matter.

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