Schumer Says Democrats Will Block GOP Plan to Avert Shutdown
- Party moderates might not go along because of economic risks
- Showdown with Republicans unfolds amid Trump tariff gyrations
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Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said his party would block a Republican spending bill to avert a government shutdown on Saturday and urged the GOP to accept a Democratic plan to provide funding through April 11 instead.
Schumer’s declaration Wednesday raised the stakes in an ongoing game of chicken between congressional Republicans and Democrats and appeared to heighten the risk of a shutdown at a time financial markets are hyper-sensitive to new disruption.