US Senate passes Republican spending bill to avert government shutdown

Appropriations leaders Rosa DeLauro and Patty Murray have eloquently presented the case that we must have a better choice: a four-week funding extension to keep government open and negotiate a bipartisan agreement,

Pelosi’s statement read

We, the undersigned, completely reject Mr. Schumer's approach of appeasement in response to the deeply irresponsible, dangerous, and cruel attacks by Trump and Elon Musk on the American people,

the petition reads

Donald Trumppresident

Congratulations to Chuck Schumer for doing the right thing—Took 'guts' and courage! The big Tax Cuts, L.A. fire fix, Debt Ceiling Bill, and so much more, is coming. We should all work together on that very dangerous situation. A non pass would be a Country destroyer, approval will lead us to new heights. Again, really good and smart move by Senator Schumer."

President Donald Trump on Truth Social on Friday

John Fettermansenator

My YES vote is *not* an endorsement of this deeply flawed CR. My YES vote is [100 percent emoji] about refusing to shut our government down. I refuse to punish working families and plunge millions of Americans into chaos. I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote to shut our government down."

Senator John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday

I have not seen such uniting anger across the party in a long, long time,

she said, according to Politico

F*** Chuck Schumer,

Politico

Until Senate Democrats force Mr. Schumer to step down as Minority Leader, we will not give a dime to any Senate Democrat, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic National Committee, or any other organization or committee that financially supports any Senate Democrat. Enough is enough. We need new leadership to meet this grave moment, and we need it now."

It continues

Hey did you know Chuck Schumer lives in our neighborhood? Well, nearby,

one wrote in a Friday post seen by Newsweek

And so, to me, it is almost unthinkable why Senate Democrats would vote to hand the few pieces of leverage that we have away for free, when we’ve been sent here to protect Social Security, protect Medicaid, and protect Medicare,

she added

I remember when Obama had all the cards, Mitch McConnell drove Obama nuts – twisted his pinky, broke his kneecaps, and got stuff done for Republicans when they shouldn’t have gotten an inch. They got miles, ... We want somebody who’s gonna stand up to this bully. Stand up to this bully. Do something."

the pundit continued, adding

Van JonescNN senior political commentator

I’ve never seen this level of volcanic anger at a Democrat ever… Ever,

Jones said to CNN anchor Erin Burnett on Friday

We do not want to shutdown the government. But we are not afraid of a government funding showdown,

Jeffries said

Now is the moment for Democrats to draw a line in the stand and say that we stand very firmly on the side of working class people and against the ultra-rich that are trying to corrupt our government for themselves,

he added

Andy Beshearkentucky Governor

When those individuals marched, there wasn’t one voice,

Beshear said

Jimmy Cartertroy

A picture is worth a thousand words!”

Troy Carter of Louisiana shared a photo of Trump and Schumer engaged in conversation with the caption

Chuck Schumersenator

These are tough, tough calls.”

He voted against the bill, yet said of Schumer’s decision

I think come ’26, ’28, we’ll get some new leadership,

he said

Ted Cruzrepublican Senator

In their typical fashion, Senate Democrats engaged in political theater to delay the inevitable and cause instability,

said Ted Cruz, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee

We have a Senate majority leader who is beloved in this party, but we want somebody who's gonna stand up to this bully. Stand up to this bully. Do something. And if you shut the government down and it gets ... a little bit crazy, at least some politics is about the rationality. There's an emotional need to stop Donald Trump and Elon Musk from running over this party. And ... I think Chuck Schumer has radically misread the room."

Jones continued

Republicans have again stood together to get the job done, this time to pass a CR that freezes spending and funds the government for the remainder of FY25. Shamefully, 99% of Democrats in Congress voted to SHUT DOWN the government—simply because they seem to hate President Trump more than they love America."

House Speaker Mike Johnson posted to X on Friday