WASHINGTON—Democratic leaders in the Senate and House are calling for bipartisanship to avoid a government shutdown.
Congress returned this week from its August recess, and government funding runs out at the end of the month.
Schumer, Jeffries Call for Bipartisanship to Avoid Government Shutdown
The Democratic leaders of the Senate and House accused GOP lawmakers of wanting to do government funding on their own.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), joined by Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) , speaks to reporters at the Capitol, in Washington on April 4, 2025. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
