Chuck Schumer actually said...

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.

But I believe allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option.

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

If we go into a shutdown, and I told my caucus this, there’s no off-ramp.