Schumer: Dems open to short-term funding bill to avoid shutdown
by Al Weaver
| December 18, 2018 03:17 PM
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Tuesday that Senate Democrats are willing to consider a short-term spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of this week.
Schumer told reporters that a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government, perhaps through February, is something Senate Democrats would "very seriously consider" to avoid a partial government shutdown in several agencies that don't yet have full funding for fiscal year 2019.
"If Leader McConnell puts a short-term CR on the table, it's something we'd very seriously consider," Schumer said. "Our choice, our preference is the two proposals we've made. If Republicans can't agree to those and propose a short-term CR, we'd very seriously consider look at it, for sure. But as to how long it is is up to Leader McConnell."
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