3 members of Democratic caucus buck Schumer on government funding vote
Three members of the Senate Democratic caucus broke with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday and voted for a House Republican-drafted bill to fund the government through Nov. 21, revealing divisions among Democrats about how aggressively to confront the Trump administration.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.), a member of the Senate Democratic leadership team, joined Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Sen. Angus King (Maine), an independent who caucuses with Democrats, in voting for the GOP funding proposal.
The measure, which needed 60 votes to advance, failed 55-45.
Cortez Masto said she didn’t want to add to the difficulties of constituents already struggling with high costs and a slowing economy by risking a government shutdown.
“This administration doesn’t care about Nevadans, but I do. That’s why I cannot support a costly shutdown that would hurt Nevada families and hand even more power to this reckless administration,” she said in a statement.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5530245-democrats-funding-vote-schumer/
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Healthcare is serious stuff!
You are not alone. I'm stuck with blackburn & some other shitbag puke.. 😓
I was soooo excited when Fetterman won...
I think going forward, we need a law that forces an elected official who switches parties to be immediately expelled & replaced by sp election. Watch magats scream if that is ever proposed. Susan collins might even be concerned.
And thx. Writing laws without loopholes seems pretty easy to me, but that would make them enforceable for everyone. None of this only for thee, not me crap!
