Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chuck-sc ... 5eb8c11e92Senate Democrats helped Republicans advance a six-month funding bill on Friday, taking the threat of a government shutdown off the table but sparking fury across the Democratic Party about giving President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk even more power over spending.
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Washington — President Donald Trump has signed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Harrison Fields said on social media on Saturday afternoon.
The signing comes after the Senate passed the bill in a 54 to 46 vote, with one Republican opposing it and two Democrats supporting it after 10 Democrats provided the votes earlier Friday to advance the measure through a key procedural hurdle. Senate Democrats spent days debating the uncomfortable choice of whether to allow the bill to pass or let the government shut down.
The vote came after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer initially signaled that his caucus would fight back against the partisan measure to keep the government funded through September. But instead he reluctantly pledged on Thursday to advance it, delivering one of the Democratic votes necessary to propel it to passage. He warned of the larger threat a shutdown would pose for the American people.
"For sure, the Republican bill is a terrible option," the New York Democrat said, calling the bill "deeply partisan" and urging that "it doesn't address far too many of this country's needs." "But I believe allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option."
bernieSo far, Biden's overture seems to have fallen flat. Democrats find themselves adrift, casting about for a compelling messenger.
