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Chuck Schumer: “Allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option.”

On the recordMarch 16, 2025
Allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option.
Said by
Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
Source
cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Schumer justified supporting a GOP funding bill to avoid empowering Trump through a government shutdown.

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