Schumer Announces Democrats Will Oppose Trump-Supported Funding Bill, Potentially Leading to Government Shutdown – One America News Network
OAN Staff Blake Wolf
5:53 PM – Wednesday, March 12, 2025
On Wednesday, Senator Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, declared that Senate Democrats will oppose the Continuing Resolution (CR) bill approved by the House, which could lead to a government shutdown as early as the end of the week.
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The bill, which has the backing of former President Donald Trump, needs Democratic votes to secure passage in the Senate, where a minimum of 60 votes is required for approval.
Schumer (D-N.Y.) emphasized that the Democrats would not support the bill because Republicans “excluded” them from the negotiation process.
“Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort, but Republicans took a one-sided approach by drafting their continuing resolution without seeking any input from congressional Democrats,” Schumer remarked on Wednesday.
He further claimed that Democrats are putting forward a clean 30-day extension bill to allow time for bipartisan discussions towards a consensus legislation that can receive support from both sides.
“As a result, Republicans do not possess the necessary votes in the Senate to push the House CR through. Our caucus is united in advocating for a straightforward April 11 CR that will keep the government functioning and grant Congress the time to hammer out bipartisan legislation that is viable,” he added.
“We seek the opportunity for an amendment or two, and that’s what we will insist on to support cloture,” remarked Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.).
With 53 Republicans in the Senate, they require at least seven Democrats to back the bill for it to pass. Nonetheless, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky) has already indicated his plan to vote against it.
“The bill we are confronting this week will propose continuing spending at the existing levels,” Paul shared during a Wednesday segment on The Hill. “These are the spending levels set by Biden.”
“We can anticipate a consequence of these spending levels: a deficit of two trillion dollars. These spending levels surpass revenue by two trillion; that’s undeniable. Therefore, there is nothing conservative about these spending levels. No fiscally conservative individual should endorse this because it will necessitate borrowing two trillion dollars,” Paul elaborated.
On another note, Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has emerged as the only Democrat willing to lend support for the bill, according to Politico—meaning Republicans must secure seven additional “yes” votes.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) criticized Democrats for what he described as a “disgraceful display of orchestrated political theatrics.”
“Democrats are prepared to drag out the clock on funding the government in an unsuccessful attempt to undermine the America First agenda,” he stated. “Now is the time for Senate Democrats to make a decision: vote to keep the government open or be accountable for its shutdown.”
The House passed the bill on Tuesday night with a vote of 217-213.
If Republicans are unable to gather the necessary votes, a government shutdown will take effect at midnight on Friday.
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