Musk has already said he wants a shutdown, and public reporting has shown he is already making plans to expedite his destruction of key government programs and services.

The speaker certainly had some help from both the president and White House officials.

I believe it is my job to make the best choice for the country to minimize the harms to the American people.

It will support law enforcement and firefighters and teachers and basic city services. This legislation is very good news for the residents of the District of Columbia.

I knew I’d get criticized. But I felt obligated for the country, for my Democratic caucus, to the people.

The potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse.

My job as leader is to lead the party and if there’s going to be danger in the near future, to protect the party.

A shutdown would allow DOGE to shift into overdrive.

We still have an opportunity to correct course here, and that is my number one priority.

What voting for the CR does is that it codifies the chaos and the reckless cuts that Elon Musk has been pursuing.

Schumer’s move is devastating and a slap in the face.

There are members of Congress who have won Trump-held districts in some of the most difficult territory in the United States who walked the plank and took innumerable risks in order to defend the American people, in order to defend Social…

completely roll over and give up on protecting the Constitution.

I think there is a deep sense of outrage and betrayal.

We know that Woodside is for all. Queens is for all, and New York City is for everybody.

We have time to correct course on this decision. Senate Democrats can vote no.

The robbing of our federal government in order to finance tax cuts for billionaires, is what is happening.

Just to see Senate Democrats even consider acquiescing to Elon Musk, I think is a huge slap in the face.