Democratic Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York said Wednesday on the Senate floor that not enough Democrats support the Republican-led funding measure that passed the House on Tuesday.
With a shutdown deadline approaching, Democrats are pushing for a continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding through April 11, allowing both parties time to finalize their long-delayed spending bills.
“Our caucus is unified on a clean April 11 CR,” Schumer said. “Republicans do not have the votes,” Schumer added on the Senate floor Wednesday.
In the Senate, 60 votes are needed to cut off procedural hurdles and Republicans only have 53 votes in the chamber.