Government Shutdown

[mat]

6 hours ago, Reagan said:

Concerning the Schumer shutdown:

Democrats have voted for a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open 13 times in recent years, primarily during the Biden administration from 2021 through March 2025.

A “clean CR” refers to a short-term funding extension that keeps spending at current levels without additional policy conditions. These Democratic votes occurred under prior divided-government negotiations where both parties agreed to avoid government shutdowns. However, since the current shutdown began on October 1, 2025, Democrats have opposed at least 10 separate clean CR votes in the Senate introduced by Republicans.

In summary:

Period	Votes by Democrats for clean CRs	Notes
2021–March 2025	13 times	All under Biden administration to avoid shutdowns
October 2025	0 votes in favor (10 times voted against)	Ongoing impasse during Trump administration

 

 

Overall, Democrats have a record of 13 prior votes supporting clean CRs but have not supported any of the 10 clean CR proposals brought to the Senate during the current 2025 shutdown.

 

 

 

 

I’m no Schumer fan, but he voted to approve the budget in March (Trump administration) to avoid a government shutdown. 

[thetragichippy]

2 hours ago, mat said:

I’m no Schumer fan, but he voted to approve the budget in March (Trump administration) to avoid a government shutdown. 

And he received a lot of flack from his base. 

He is in a bad situation.  I think he is hoping some other Democrats vote to spare him this time

[thetragichippy]

Here is the problem Democrats face. The shutdown is not being blamed on Trump. 

Trump as of today has an AVERAGE approval rating of 45.5% 

On the same polling site, Obama had an AVERAGE approval rating of 43.7% on Oct 21st in the first year of his second term, so apples to apples.....

If you look at the favorability ratings, leaders in Congress and senate on both sides don't look great, but Republicans have a slightly better favorability than Democrats......

I predict enough Dem's vote yes to get this thing through by the end of the week.