‘Total Trump Victory’ As Spending Bill Passes, Killing Far Left Hopes for a Gov't Shutdown

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The first cloture vote didn’t clinch 60, so the House GOP’s continuing resolution, which was passed on a party-line vote, remained in legislative limbo. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) delivered his ‘Republicans don’t have the votes’ bit, only to cave less than 36 hours later. After another drawn-out process that engulfed the Hill in chaos, he voted for cloture this afternoon—the Democrats are a total mess. 

Just as we were expecting the key 60-vote-threshold procedural vote on the House-passed govt funding bill to start, they....snuck in a 20 minute chunk of debate controlled by @RandPaul

— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) March 14, 2025

Latest with Klobuchar a public NO on the CR pic.twitter.com/mpNVhrtUI9

— haleytalbotcnn (@haleytalbotcnn) March 14, 2025

My read:

Yes on cloture (2):
-Fetterman
-Schumer

Seemingly yes (1):
-Gillibrand

Cagey/suspiciously quiet (6):
-Peters
-King
-Shaheen
-Hassan
-Rosen
-Cortez Masto
-Durbin

Wildcards (3):
-Klobuchar
-Schatz & Hirono (Hawaii has an inordinate amount of federal government workers)

— Adam Carlson (@admcrlsn) March 14, 2025

Republicans needed eight votes to limit debate to advance the legislation, and they got them. Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Gary Peters (D-MI) got us over the top. Sen. John Fetterman was another early ‘aye’ vote when Schumer walked away from the shutdown theater. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand also voted for cloture.

8 Dems now on the board to break the filibuster on the stopgap spending bill. Cortez Masto, Durbin, King, Schatz, Schumer, Hassan, Peters, Fetterman. But vote is still open

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 14, 2025

If Senate breaks filibuster, final passage of interim spending bill is likely 6th in the series

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 14, 2025

NEW YORK SEN. GILLIBRAND VOTES TO ADVANCE GOP FUNDING BILL

— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) March 14, 2025

Test vote to avoid a government shutdown still open. But has 60 yeas. 10 Dems on the board voting to break the filibuster

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 14, 2025

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Sen Shaheen also a YES.

DEM YES VOTES:
1) Durbin
2) King
3) Schatz
4) Schumer
5) Cortez Masto
6) Fetterman
7) Peters
8) Hassan
9) Gillibrand
10) Shaheen

— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) March 14, 2025

The final vote was 62-38.

UPDATE: CR passed. No shutdown. Dems owned.

Passed, 54-46: Passage of Cal. #26, H.R.1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act FY2025.

— Senate Cloakroom (@SenateCloakroom) March 14, 2025

Government Shutdown averted. Senate aligns with House 54-46. 2 Dem yeas. Shaheen & King who caucuses with Dems. Fetterman is no on final passage

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 14, 2025

SENATE PASSES FUNDING MEASURE, AVERTING SHUTDOWN

— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) March 14, 2025

Schumer CAVED on the CR.

House Democrats FURIOUS.

Hakeem Jeffries REFUSES to back Schumer.

Total DISARRAY.

Trump keeps WINNING.

— House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryGOP) March 14, 2025

TOTAL TRUMP VICTORY

TOTAL DEM SURRENDER

LIBS OWNED YET AGAIN https://t.co/E95ETXB7NP pic.twitter.com/JS3UOXNzwN

— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) March 14, 2025