US Senate passes Republican funding bill to dismay of House Democrats
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The bill to avert a government shutdown passed 54-46 in a vote after overcoming steep Democratic opposition

Summary

Democratic divisions intensified as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi sharply criticized Chuck Schumer for supporting a Republican-led funding bill to avoid a government shutdown.

AOC called Schumer’s decision a “betrayal,” urging Senate Democrats to reject the legislation backed by Trump and Elon Musk. Pelosi called the bill a “devastating assault” on working families.

Schumer defended his stance, arguing a shutdown would empower Trump and Musk further.

The controversy sparked suggestions among Democrats that AOC might challenge Schumer in a primary.

  • obvs@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Hmm, yes, it’s almost as if we have a government that isn’t functioning and there seem to be no options that are legal under the current government…

    • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      15 hours ago

      that’s definitely what direction we seem to be going in, but there is still a lot more government oversight that exists outside of this realm, and this is still a hypothetical. A not unlikely one, but still one nonetheless.