While the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse.

I had to do what I had to do.

As bad as passing the [resolution] is, allowing Donald Trump to take even more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option.

While Republicans try to gut Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security to pay for tax cuts for billionaires, people across the country are standing up against these attacks on the working class.

It is almost unthinkable why Senate Democrats would vote to hand the few pieces of leverage that we have away for free.

A shutdown will allow DOGE to shift into overdrive.

There is a huge disconnect between the reality we know that New Yorkers are facing and the perception of reality out of the White House.

But once you draw first blood on us, we're coming back hard. And I will be leading the resistance on policies like these where you're hurting New Yorkers directly.

We offered up an olive branch. [We said] 'We'll work with you on infrastructure. Let's redo Penn Station'.

I'm here to say New York hasn't labored under a king in over 250 years. We sure as hell are not gonna start now.

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 64, nays 33, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 134 Ex.] YEAS--64 Banks Barrasso…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays…

I would vote to break a filibuster.

The American people sent Democrats to Congress to fight against Republican dysfunction and chaos.

Once you shut down the government, it is totally up to DOGE and Trump and Musk how long we’re in shutdown.

well, as everyone knows, government funding expires at midnight tonight. As I announced yesterday, I will vote to keep the government open. I believe it is the best way to minimize the harm that the Trump administration will do to the…

before we finish today, I would like to say that soon, the Senate will vote on a bipartisan piece of legislation that will make an important DC funding fix. This legislation will make sure that we take care of the residents of the…

As bad as passing the continuing resolution would be, I believe a government shutdown is far worse.