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Chuck Schumer: “The best of two bad options, warning that a shutdown would only play into Trump's hands and his attempts to dismantle…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2025
The best of two bad options, warning that a shutdown would only play into Trump's hands and his attempts to dismantle the federal government.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Schumer justified voting for a Republican-led funding bill to avoid a government shutdown.

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