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John Thune: “The President is prepared to sign a continuing resolution…”

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John Thune: Chuck Schumer Is 'Willing To Shut The Government Down'

Published September 16, 2025 | Video Starts at 06:55

Now he's suggesting that that's going to fall on the Republicans. But if in fact the House of Representatives can act on this, The President is prepared to sign a continuing resolution that funds the government. clean resolution for the foreseeable future and we have the number of votes here in the Senate to pass it, then it will be only the Democrat leader that is standing between this country and, and a government shutdown and all that means. (06:55–07:00)

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Asserts that the President is ready to sign a CR to fund the government.

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“The Democrat leader...wants to interject himself into those discussions and perhaps even instruct his ranking member not to participate.”
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“The objective...would be to fund the government into the foreseeable future, somewhere in the November time frame.”
John Thune: Chuck Schumer Is 'Willing To Shut The Government Down' | Uploaded September 16, 2025 | 00:52-01:52
“It's been a long time since we've enacted under regular order appropriation bills.”
John Thune: Chuck Schumer Is 'Willing To Shut The Government Down' | Uploaded September 16, 2025 | 01:21-01:41
“Earlier this year we already passed three appropriation bills across the floor of the Senate.”
John Thune: Chuck Schumer Is 'Willing To Shut The Government Down' | Uploaded September 16, 2025 | 01:23-01:29
“What they're talking about in the House of Representatives, somewhere in the November 21st timeframe.”
John Thune: Chuck Schumer Is 'Willing To Shut The Government Down' | Uploaded September 16, 2025 | 03:46-03:51
“The Democrat leader is willing to shut the government down over a clean CR.”
John Thune: Chuck Schumer Is 'Willing To Shut The Government Down' | Uploaded September 16, 2025 | 04:54-05:07
“We are trying to advance a clean CR that incorporates anomalies requested by [Democrats and Republicans].”
John Thune: Chuck Schumer Is 'Willing To Shut The Government Down' | Uploaded September 16, 2025 | 05:50-05:55
“The alternative is a government shutdown.”
John Thune: Chuck Schumer Is 'Willing To Shut The Government Down' | Uploaded September 16, 2025 | 06:30-06:33
“It will be only the Democrat leader that is standing between this country and a government shutdown.”
John Thune: Chuck Schumer Is 'Willing To Shut The Government Down' | Uploaded September 16, 2025 | 06:51-07:15
“If we hand the ball to the appropriators, which is where this should be decided, and they negotiate this and we have a clean CR to fund the…”
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