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Chuck Schumer, the Supreme Democrat in the US Senate, said he would support the Republican bill on the financing of the stop, thereby increasing the likelihood that Congress would avoid the risk of switching off the government.
There was a risk that President Donald Trump and close advisor Elon Musk would use shutdown – which will be held early on Saturday if no financing measures are approved – as executive power Schumer He said from the Senate floor on Thursday.
Although “the account is very bad, the potential for shutdown has consequences for America that is much, much worse,” he said. “Authorization.” Donald Trump It is a much worse choice to take much more power through the government shutdown. ”
Schumer said that weaning can give Musk and his so -called Ministry of Efficiency of Government (DOGE) a chance speed up their madness with a smaller number of controls of their strength.
“First, weaning would give Donald Trump and Elon Musk Carte Blanch to destroy vital government services significantly faster than they could,” the leader of the minority of the Senate said.
“When switching off, Trump's administration should consider full agencies, programs and staff that were not subject to, Furloughing employees without promising to reappear. The decision on what is necessary would only be left at the executive branch because no one stayed in the agencies to check them. ”
Congress Democrats spent several days in the door strategy. Wednesday, Senate Democrats, Leading Schumer, excluded support Republican law, known as a continuing resolution.
Although the Republicans control the Senate, they lack the “supermajority” necessary to overcome the Filibuster attempt. At least seven Democrats would have to help Republicans to prepare the way to hand over the law, which on Tuesday cleaned the House of Representatives.
Schumer's support is likely to encourage other democratic senators to support the stops, but it was not immediately clear whether it would be enough.
Trump said he would blame the democrats of any weaning: “If they turn off, it's not a Republican mistake” and “something is wrong with them. They are enraged, ”he said on Thursday in an oval office. He also offered the Republicans his help and said, “If they need me, I'm here”.
Earlier Thursday, the Senators of Arizona Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, both Democrats, said they would vote against the vote of the bill and also quoted the potential of Trump and Musk to take advantage of the situation.
Democratic senator John Fetterman said he would vote for House Bill, while the Republican Senator Rand Paul indicated that he would stand against him.
The morning account would extend the financing at current levels up to 30 September and reduce some expenditures of non -non -non -non -non -non -non -non -non -non -non -non -non -non -fellow defense and promotion.
Without financing measures, the government would close on Saturday at 12:01 pm. “Necessary” functions would be suspended, including national parks, environmental and food inspections and internal income services. Hundreds of thousands of workers could be upset.
