Senate Democrats to Block House CR, Raising Risk of Government Shutdown

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Updated Mar 12, 2025, 10:16 PM

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that Senate Democrats will block the House-passed Republican continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government, increasing the likelihood of a government shutdown after midnight on Friday. Schumer stated that Senate Republicans do not have the votes to invoke cloture on the House CR and emphasized that the Democratic caucus is unified in opposition to the measure, which was drafted without any input from congressional Democrats. Democrats are advocating for a clean 30-day CR to keep the government funded through April 11, allowing time for bipartisan negotiations on legislation that can pass both chambers.

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Simon Ateba

@simonateba

BREAKING: Trump government to shut down as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) declares, “Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort, but Republicans chose a partisan path," adding that Democrats would reject House GOP government funding bill. https://t.co/aU9jatOjjY

Benny Johnson

@bennyjohnson

🚨BREAKING: Chuck Schumer says the Democrats plan to block the passage of the CR bill triggering a government shutdown. https://t.co/N6kI2thSRg

Proud Elephant 🇺🇸🦅

@ProudElephantUS

🚨 BREAKING: Disgraced Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer announces Senate Democrats will block the GOP spending bill from passing. https://t.co/9sHD3bEdm6