{"id":2492852,"date":"2025-09-30T12:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T16:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-turns-against-his-own-shutdown-fix-idea-after-fellow-dem-erupt-in-open-mutiny\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T12:21:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T16:21:28","slug":"schumer-turns-against-his-own-shutdown-fix-idea-after-fellow-dem-erupt-in-open-mutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-turns-against-his-own-shutdown-fix-idea-after-fellow-dem-erupt-in-open-mutiny\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer Turns Against His Own Shutdown Fix Idea After Fellow Dem Erupt in &#8216;Open Mutiny&#8217;"},"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-turns-against-his-own-shutdown-fix-idea-after-fellow-dem-erupt-in-open-mutiny%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=2492852&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>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is struggling to unify Democrats amid a looming government shutdown triggered by budget disputes. Internally, Schumer proposed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-on-congress-to-move-forward-on-raising-debt-ceiling\/\" title=\"Biden Calls On Congress To \u2018Move Forward\u2019 On Raising Debt Ceiling\">short-term funding bill<\/a> to delay the shutdown by 7 to 10 days, allowing more time for negotiation with Republicans and then-President Donald Trump, especially over Democratic priorities like Obamacare subsidies. However, this idea faced strong opposition from the progressive wing of his party, including Rep. Greg Casar, who rejected any delay in favor of an immediate, complete deal to keep the government funded.<\/p>\n<p>Previously,schumer had supported measures to avoid shutdowns,emphasizing the need to minimize harm to Americans. Yet, under pressure from leftist Democrats and concerns over his standing within the party, he later dismissed short-term funding extensions, insisting that the government must be funded now without further delays. His shifting stance has drawn criticism from some House Democrats, who view him as out of touch with both party members and public sentiment. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >situation highlights deep divisions<\/a> within the Democratic Party on how to handle budget negotiations and political strategy in the face of a potential shutdown.  <\/p>\n<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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>With a government shutdown looming due to Democratic budget demands, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is having trouble leading anything.<\/p>\n<p>According to reporting from the inside-the-Beltway outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/09\/29\/democrats-shutdown-chuck-schumer-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>, Schumer privately floated a way to fix the shutdown if it happens before he publicly denounced the same idea as a way to prevent the shutdown in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>He was facing an &ldquo;open mutiny&rdquo; in his own party, Axios reported.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer&rsquo;s idea was a bill to fund the government for seven to 10 days to provide a chance for Democrats to negotiate with Republicans in Congress and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-admin-set-inflict-maximum-pain-democrats-shutdown-goes-forward-will-pay-huge-price\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Donald Trump<\/a> to restore funding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/politics\/democratic-demand-shutdown-fight-obamacare-gop\/3995269\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats want<\/a> for Obamacare subsidies, among other Democratic priorities. Without a deal of any kind, the government is due to run out of funding at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The leftiest wing of his party was having none of it.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Greg Casar of Texas, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-attempting-force-elon-musk-government-role-using-federal-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vocally anti-Trump<\/a> chairman of the House Progressive Caucus, blasted it in a post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hell no.<\/p>\n<p>We don&rsquo;t need a delay and a pinky promise to negotiate &mdash; we need a deal that keeps the government open and saves health care for Americans. I&rsquo;m in D.C. ready to vote for that.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have refused to come to the table for months. Why would Democrats acting weak&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DqQQu3aJpN\">https:\/\/t.co\/DqQQu3aJpN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congressman Greg Casar (@RepCasar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCasar\/status\/1972752889140658199?\">September 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hell no,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Republicans have refused to come to the table for months. Why would Democrats acting weak change their behavior?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The table was set for Schumer when he led a group of Democrats in March to fund the government and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/schumer-flinches-tells-democrats-back-support-gop-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">avert a shutdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe it is my job to make the best choice for the country, to minimize the harms to the American people,&rdquo; Schumer said on the Senate floor at the time, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/03\/13\/congress\/chuck-schumer-shutdown-vote-00230000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Therefore, I will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After Democrats erupted in outrage &mdash; and talk spread of leftist New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez demolishing Schumer in a Senate primary race &mdash; &ldquo;the best choice for the country&rdquo; has apparently changed, in Schumer&rsquo;s mind.<\/p>\n<p>At a news conference Monday, he was asked about the potential for a short-term funding bill and shot it down.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Schumer just adamantly said he wouldn&rsquo;t support a shorter, 10-day CR <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nnlAePiBrY\">https:\/\/t.co\/nnlAePiBrY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kathrynw5\/status\/1972775989697781976?\">September 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, we have to do it now. The time is a wasting,&rdquo; he said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5527884-schumer-stopgap-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>. &ldquo;We have to do it now. We&rsquo;ve delayed and delayed and delayed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As Martin Luther King once said, later means never,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>But Schumer&rsquo;s decision might have less to do with MLK than AOC &mdash; and his own future with the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>House Democrats who spoke to Axios were openly scornful of Schumer&rsquo;s behavior.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not sure why grandpa is doing this,&rdquo; one unnamed Democratic representative told Axios.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This just shows how out of touch he is with where the American people are at.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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