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Chuck Schumer: “A government shutdown would give more power to Trump.”

On the recordMarch 12, 2025
A government shutdown would give more power to Trump.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Schumer explained his decision not to block a Republican funding bill.

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