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Democratic Strategist Says Chuck Schumer Is ‘No Longer Capable’ Of Leading DemocratsDemocratic strategist Julie Roginsky said on Monday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer must step down from his leadership role because he is no longer aligned with most of the caucus. While Schumer opposed the Republican-led continuing resolution (CR) to reopen the government on Sunday,
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer went out of his way to embody the anger of his Democratic base during this fall’s funding showdown with Republicans — an intentional turnaround from his capitulation in March that turned him into a villain in his own party.
For 40 days, Senator Chuck Schumer kept his caucus unified. But an end approached without an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies that Democrats had demanded.
The Senate-passed bill to end the record-long government shutdown moved to the full House for a final vote after a key House panel advanced it early Wednesday.
As President Donald Trump prepares to depart for a multi-day trip to Asia on Friday, several Democrats are calling on the president to cancel and negotiate an end to the second-longest government shutdown in recent history. Senate Minority Leader Chuck ...
Minn., says Sen. Chuck Schumer won't end the government shutdown because he fears losing power to progressives like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.