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Opinion | Chuck Schumer: Trump and Musk Would Love a Shutdown. We Must Not Give Them One.
A government shutdown would lead to real pain for the American people.
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My YES vote is *not* an endorsement of this deeply flawed CR.
My YES vote is đź’Ż about refusing to shut our government down.
I refuse to punish working families and plunge millions of Americans into chaos.
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I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote to shut our government down.
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The weeks of performative “resistance” from those in my party were limited to undignified antics.
Voting to shut the government down will punish millions or risk a recession.
I disagree with many points in the CR, but I will never vote to shut our government down.
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk want a shutdown to destroy vital government services faster.
It would be a disaster.
And we have to alert everyone how much pain it would cause the American people.
From my interview on @allinwithchris.bsky.social:
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Trump, Musk, and DOGE would use the power of a shutdown to shift into overdrive.
And the courts, one of our best places to fight these autocrats, could quickly run out of money.
We can’t let this happen.
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If we enter a shutdown, Congressional Republicans would weaponize their majorities to cherry-pick which parts of government to reopen.
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🧵 There are a lot of misleading claims out there about the SAVE Act. Let me set the record straight: I voted for the SAVE Act for the simple reason that American elections are for Americans. Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is common sense.
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It is time to look to the future.
The challenges that face America are many and great.
The Senate must respond with resolve, bipartisanship, and fidelity to the working and middle class of this country.
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Trump and Musk would love a shutdown.
We must not give them one.
From me in @NYTimes.com:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
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I will continue to fight against Donald Trump’s reckless, and in many instances, illegal attempts to gut the federal government. He is testing our system of checks and balances like they haven’t been tested in my lifetime. The fight continues.
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A shutdown would give Donald Trump the keys to the city, state, and country.
Musk has said he wants a shutdown, and reporting has shown he is already making plans to use the shutdown to expedite his destruction of key government programs and services.
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You’re watching the Super Bowl next week.
Wait till Trump’s tariffs raise your pizza prices.
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RFK Jr. wants to tackle chronic disease. Despite controversial views on vaccines, his focus on healthy food and taking on special interests may find broad support — and face political headwinds.
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RFK Jr. wants to 'Make America Healthy Again.' He could face a lot of pushback
RFK Jr. wants to tackle chronic disease. Despite controversial views on vaccines, his focus on healthy food and taking on special interests may find broad support — and face political headwinds.
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It’s time to repeal Section 230. We must be able to take social media companies to court for addicting kids and enabling drug trafficking on their platforms.
Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸@judiciarydems.senate.gov
Sen. DURBIN: Fentanyl often gets to our kids and young people through the internet. Section 230 absolves social media companies from any responsibility. “That has got to end.”
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History will remember April 9, 2025 as America’s actual liberation day—the day that President Trump backed down from his ridiculous tariff fiasco.
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A shutdown would give Donald Trump and Elon Musk carte blanche to destroy vital government services at a significantly faster rate than they can right now.
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The United States government stays OPEN. 🇺🇸
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There is very little about this CR that I like—but there is even less I like about a government shutdown. With Trump & Musk taking a chainsaw to the government’s workforce & illegally freezing funding, the last thing we need to do is plunge our country into further chaos by shutting down the govt.
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I feel sad for our country. I have never felt it so divided.
There is a meanness that permeated the chamber tonight.
The punch, counterpunch will never work. If we continue with this “eye for an eye”mentality, we will all end up blind.
Our country needs some healing.
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Canada as the 51st state? Trump thinks it would be a boon to his legacy. But it would also be a boon to Democrats, who would gain a lot more voters. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...
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Canada as the 51st State? In Electoral Terms, Trump’s Idea Favors Democrats.
Bringing Canada into the United States, however farcical the prospect may seem, would alter the political map in a way likely to cost Republicans.
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Donald Trump, Linda McMahon, and the Republicans are working to shut down the Department of Education.
This will hurt our kids. 90% are in public schools. And we are fighting back for our kids’ education.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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States Sue to Stop Trump’s Education Department Layoffs
A group of attorneys generals from mainly Democratic-led states said the cuts would decimate the agency.
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RFK Jr. is not wrong. We are failing to keep our communities healthy. This message resonates with many.
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But I have serious concerns about his ability and expertise to lead such a sweeping overhaul of the HHS workforce. We need accountability, not just rhetoric.
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You’re worried about tomato prices.
Wait till Trump’s Mexico tariffs raise your tomato prices.
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Today on this Medicaid Day of Action, I headed to Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. It’s the only hospital in the Bronx providing comprehensive cancer services, and 2/3s of patients rely on Medicaid and Medicare.
Trump is trying to rip away this lifeline so he can give tax breaks to billionaires.
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