• ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world
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    “Senator Chuck Schumer, your leader in the Senate, said ‘I cannot support a continuing resolution that fails to address health care, I am voting no.’ Did you do this outside leadership, and was there a big push for you not to join the others and break the 60 threshold?” Kilmeade asked.

    “No, we kept leadership informed throughout,” Shaheen responded.

    From TNR: Democrat Who Caved on Shutdown Says Chuck Schumer Knew All Along

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      yes, these are the facts the other article is missing.

      Shaheen’s comments also reveal one of two possible scenarios. Either Schumer was scheming to end the shutdown behind the scenes, only pretending to be against it while pinning the blame on the eight people who aren’t up for reelection anytime soon, or he has no control over his party. Either way, it proves the need for Democrats to jettison the minority leader.