'On Tuesday, the House passed legislation favored by President Donald Trump to keep the government funded through September by a vote of 217-213. ...Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to invoke cloture on the House CR," Schumer said...The government will shut down by the end of day Friday if lawmakers do not pass legislation ...'
'Schumer applauded Kamala Harris' 'historic' candidacy...Despite Vice President Kamala Harris' decisive loss to President-Elect Donald Trump, the New York Democrat praised her for her "historic candidacy" that "inspired millions."...'
'...Another strong proponent of the SAVE Act being attached to the spending bill is Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. "This is already a bipartisan issue: a vast majority of Americans agree that voters should be able to show they are American citizens," he told Fox News Digital in a statement. "If Senator Schumer and his fellow Democrats disagree with this commonsense measure to secure our elections, they should explain why." The measure notably passed the House by a vote of 221-198 in July, with five Democrats joining their Republican colleagues. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas; Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas; Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine; Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C.; and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., voted in favor of the bill, making it technically bipartisan. ...'
