2 Dems, 1 Independent Vote for GOP Funding Measure
Three members of the Senate Democratic caucus — two Democrats and one Independent — broke ranks Tuesday by voting in favor of the Republican-backed funding measure that would have staved off a government shutdown. The…
Three members of the Senate Democratic caucus — two Democrats and one Independent — broke ranks Tuesday by voting in favor of the Republican-backed funding measure that would have staved off a Government shutdown.
The three are Sens. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Catherine Cortez Masto D-Nev.) plus Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), who caucuses with Democrats, per USA Today.
“President Trump and Congressional Republicans are already hurting Nevadans who are dealing with high costs, an economic slowdown, and a looming health care crisis,” Cortez Masto said after the vote. “That’s why I cannot support a costly shutdown that would hurt Nevada families and hand even more power to this reckless administration.”
Fetterman cautioned that a shutdown would empower President Trump to gut Democratic priorities. It would also enable White House budget director Russell Vought to put into effect Project 2025, the conservative blueprint to overhaul the federal government.
“The president has a lot of levers he could pull. This is one we could pull, but why would we pull that lever? Because that allows him to pull a lot more levers,” Fetterman told reporters, The Hill