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• Government shutdown prospects increase after Schumer says Democrats won’t vote for GOP funding bill - March 12, 2025

• By Sean Michael Newhouse, Government Executive

  The likelihood of a government shutdown increased Wednesday after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said that Democrats would not provide the votes needed to approve a House-passed continuing resolution.
  
  Schumer posted on X that Democrats are united behind a “clean” measure that would maintain spending levels for 30 days to enable bipartisan negotiations.
  
  House Republicans on Tuesday passed in a mostly party-line vote legislation that would largely maintain current funding amounts for the rest of the fiscal year. If the Senate doesn’t pass the House bill or otherwise reach an agreement, a shutdown would begin after Friday.

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