{"id":2413228,"date":"2025-03-14T13:52:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T17:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-to-work-with-gop-on-protecting-dc-budget-in-funding-bill-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T13:52:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T17:52:01","slug":"schumer-to-work-with-gop-on-protecting-dc-budget-in-funding-bill-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-to-work-with-gop-on-protecting-dc-budget-in-funding-bill-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer to work with GOP on protecting DC budget in funding bill &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschumer-to-work-with-gop-on-protecting-dc-budget-in-funding-bill-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2413228&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Schumer to work with GOP on protecting DC budget in funding bill<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2039514\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chuck Schumer\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) said he would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3347329\/schumer-caves-shutdown-battle-gop-clearing-way-funding-bill-passage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chuck Schumer\">support<\/a> advancing the House-passed continuing resolution, but he also wants Washington, D.C.&rsquo;s, local budget restored if cuts are made in the GOP stopgap.<\/p>\n<p>The stopgap spending bill passed in the House earlier this week would cut the local D.C. government&rsquo;s 2025 budget by 16%. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other local officials have denounced the cuts and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3342986\/dc-officials-decry-cr-plan-strip-district-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"urged\">called on<\/a> Congress to reconsider them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3347748\/watch-live-dr-oz-senate-finance-committee\/\">WATCH LIVE: Dr. Oz stands before Senate Finance Committee in confirmation hearing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3347705\/swing-state-democrats-opposing-budget\/\">Swing-state Democrats oppose GOP funding bill despite Senate leadership approval<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3347441\/washington-braces-steeper-layoffs-doge-cuts\/\">Washington braces for steeper layoffs as agencies submit new DOGE cuts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Schumer told reporters Thursday that he wants to fix the &ldquo;mistake&rdquo; of cuts to D.C.&rsquo;s budget and is willing to work with Republicans on an amendment to the stopgap or a standalone bill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A number of [Republicans] have said that they realize it was a mistake, and I think we can and I&rsquo;d work with them to fix it,&rdquo; Schumer said, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Meagan_Flynn\/status\/1900330525853725157\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according to<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. &ldquo;We&rsquo;d have to figure out the best way. You could do it with amendments, you could do it with a standalone bill &mdash; if they really want to do it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Because the House is in recess until March 24, an amendment to the stopgap appears unlikely, with a government shutdown deadline looming at the end of Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3347329\/schumer-caves-shutdown-battle-gop-clearing-way-funding-bill-passage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCHUMER CAVES ON SHUTDOWN BATTLE WITH GOP, CLEARING WAY FOR FUNDING BILL PASSAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Bowser called the cuts to the D.C. budget a &ldquo;potentially devastating and really highly unusual situation.&rdquo; She also pleaded for the restoration of funds by invoking President Donald Trump&rsquo;s bid to improve the capital city.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This action, let me be clear, if the Congress goes through with this action, it will work against a priority that President Trump and I share, and that is to make Washington, D.C., the best, most beautiful city in the world, and we want to work with our partners in the federal government to ensure that D.C. always represents the strength and prosperity of this country,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2039514\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2039514\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schumer to work with GOP on protecting DC budget in funding bill Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he would support advancing the House-passed continuing resolution, but he also wants Washington, D.C.\u2019s, local budget restored if cuts are made in the GOP stopgap. 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