03/23/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that Democrats would reject a government funding bill that Republicans wrote and passed through the House."
"While the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse."
"while the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse."
"I believe it is my job to make the best choice for the country, to minimize the harms to the American people."