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Chuck Schumer: “Clearly, this is a Hobson’s choice. The CR is a bad bill. But as bad as the CR is, I believe allowing Donald Trump to…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2025
Clearly, this is a Hobson’s choice. The CR is a bad bill. But as bad as the CR is, I believe allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Schumer justified his support for the spending bill to avoid giving Trump more power.

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