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Schumer: Senate May Need to Act First to Prevent Government Shutdown

While appropriations bill must originate in the House, a CR to still fund the government at current levels past the Sept. 30 can start in the Senate.
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Schumer: Senate May Need to Act First to Prevent Government Shutdown
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks with reporters during a press conference in Congress in Washington on Sept. 19, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Sept. 21 that the upper congressional chamber may need to act first to prevent a government shutdown.

“We may now have to go first … given the House,” Mr. Schumer told CNN.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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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.
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