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Schumer reiterated that a shutdown would’ve been much more damaging than this CR, leaving all control of the federal government to Trump, Musk and Vought.

Schumer defends his CR decision on national TV

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s book tour has been postponed following last week’s government funding debacle, but his media tour is continuing apace from television studios in Manhattan.

Schumer appeared on both CBS “Mornings” and “The View” on ABC today, where he talked about his book about antisemitism – and the travails of the Democratic Party.

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