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Chuck Schumer, the US Senate’s top democrat, said he supported a Republican Stop-Gap Fund, which increased the likelihood of Congress to prevent government closure.
There is a risk used by President Donald Trump and Close Adviser Elon Musk – to take place early on Saturday if an executive grab is not yet, Scholemer said from the Senate floor last Thursday.
Although “Bill is severe, the potential for a closure has outcomes for America greater, worse”, he said. “Authorization Donald Trump To get more power by a government closure is a worst choice. “
Schumer says a shutdown can give the musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) opportunity accelerates their expenses with a small check of their power.
“First, a closure will give Donald Trump and Elon Musk Carte Blanche to destroy important government services at a more rapid rate than they can now,” the leader of the Senate said.
“Under closure, the Trump administration has full authority to recognize the entire agencies, programs that are not important, no covenant to be rehired. The decision of what is residual.”
Congress Democrats spent several days behind the stratehising of doors. On Wednesday, Senate Democrats, led by Schumer, Rules to Support Republican Bill, known as continuous resolution.
However Republicans control the Senate, they lack “Supermajity” which is necessary to overcome a filibuster test. At least seven Democrats should help Republicans give way to pass the bill, which removes the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Schumer backing may encourage other democratic senators to support the stop stop, but it is not easy to clearly if it agrees to do so.
Trump said he blamed the Democrats for any closure: they stray, “he said to the Oval Office on Thursday. He also offered the Republicans, and I needed”.
Earlier Thursday, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, both democrats, which they vote against bringing the bill to a vote and musk to take advantage of the situation.
Democratic Senator John Fetterman said he voted for the bill at home, while the Republican Senator Rand Paul indicates that he would object to it.
The Bill house looks forward to the fund at the current level until September 30, cutting some with no defensive expenditure, as it expands to implement defense and immigration.
If there is not a fund scale, the government will be closed at 12.01am on Saturday. The “unimportant” functions are suspended, including national parks, environmental inspecting and food and income service. Hundreds of thousands of workers can be cold.
