Posted 2/27/2024, 4:18:00 PM
Schumer Warns of Chaos if Funding Lapses, Urges House to Avoid Shutdown Pushed by MAGA Hard Right
- Schumer calls on Speaker Johnson to "reject the MAGA hard right" who "wants a shutdown"
- Schumer warns that failure to extend funding would throw agriculture, transportation, veterans' programs "into chaos"
- Schumer says a "small group" of House conservatives are trying to "bully everyone else into submission" to get a shutdown
- Schumer refers to the "chaos" in the House with McCarthy's ouster and failed bills
- Funding for various federal departments and agencies expires in early March, risking a partial shutdown