Senate Republicans brand looming crisis a 'Schumer Shutdown' as Democrats dig in
Schumer argues it's a 'much different situation' now under Trump
By Alex Miller Fox News
Published September 17, 2025 9:16am EDT
Senate Republicans are calling foul on Senate Democrats' opposition to the GOP’s short-term plan to keep the government funded, calling it hypocritical.
House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled their seven-week funding extension, known as a continuing resolution (CR), which congressional Republicans argue is as "clean" as can be. That means that the bill largely lacks any additional spending or policy riders.
But Senate Democrats have dug in deep on their rejection of the proposal, increasing the likelihood of a government shutdown come Sept. 30. It comes after Democrats previously warned Republicans not to use government funding as a political weapon when Democrats were in charge of the Senate.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., will ultimately need Democrats to pass a government funding patch.
He argued that under former President Joe Biden’s administration, Senate Democrats overwhelmingly voted for 13 CRs.
"Ninety-six percent of the Democrats voted for all 13 of those," Thune said. "This is, again, a new practice that's been invented because of Trump Derangement Syndrome, and because these Democrats hate giving this president anything."
Senate Republicans are now titling the possibility of a partial government shutdown as a "Schumer Shutdown," given Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus’ unwillingness to support the GOP-authored bill.
"Now, all of a sudden, they can't vote for it? It's ridiculous," Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., told Fox News Digital. "That's exactly where they're coming from, and it should be called the ‘Schumer Shutdown.’"
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