The following Democrats [and one independent] voted to advance the Republican continuing resolution, which was backed by President Donald Trump:
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
- Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
- Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
- Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii
- Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois
- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
- Senator Gary Peters of Michigan
- Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire
- Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
- Senator Angus King of Maine, an independent who frequently caucuses with Democrats
A terribly difficult choice. Not black or white at all.
https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-statement-on-the-continuing-resolution/
The least bad choice was, and always will be, to never negotiate with terrorists, and always vote NO to anything the GOP ever proposes, ever and always.
They just gave Trump a blank check with our money. There’s nothing difficult about this choice. They had leverage, they failed to apply it at any point.
If they wanted to shut down the government they could just not present any bill at all.
Now the changes they did are codified.