Senate Minority Leader blocked a request to pay the Coast Guard on Thursday after Republicans refused to also open the rest of the federal government.
Sen. tried to take up legislation to pay the Coast Guard, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security.
ADVERTISEMENT. Schumer blocked the request after first asking if Kennedy would modify his request to instead reopen the quarter of the government currently closed.
" is responsible not only for thousands of Coast Guard personnel not getting paid but hundreds of thousands of other federal employees also not getting paid," Schumer said.
When Kennedy rejected Schumer's request to fully reopen the government, the Senate Democratic leader in turn rejected his request to pay the Coast Guard.
"I would remind him whether it's squirrel, jack rabbit or armadillo, that we are the number one branch of government, and we have veto override power. We could get the powers paid even if he won't sign it," Schumer said.
The second is a stopgap measure that would reopen the quarter of the government currently closed and fund it through Feb. 8.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/426824-schumer-blocks-bill-to-pay-coast-guard
Sen. tried to take up legislation to pay the Coast Guard, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security.
ADVERTISEMENT. Schumer blocked the request after first asking if Kennedy would modify his request to instead reopen the quarter of the government currently closed.
" is responsible not only for thousands of Coast Guard personnel not getting paid but hundreds of thousands of other federal employees also not getting paid," Schumer said.
When Kennedy rejected Schumer's request to fully reopen the government, the Senate Democratic leader in turn rejected his request to pay the Coast Guard.
"I would remind him whether it's squirrel, jack rabbit or armadillo, that we are the number one branch of government, and we have veto override power. We could get the powers paid even if he won't sign it," Schumer said.
The second is a stopgap measure that would reopen the quarter of the government currently closed and fund it through Feb. 8.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/426824-schumer-blocks-bill-to-pay-coast-guard
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