Senate Leader Chuck Schumer To Vote In Favor Of House Spending Bill

Schumer said there are not enough votes to pass it but that there are several undecided votes.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer made a surprising announcement.

On the Senate floor, Schumer said that he would vote to advance a House Republican-drafted six-month government funding bill that would avoid a shutdown.

The announcement provides crucial political cover to Senate Democrats who are thinking about voting for the House-passed bill despite concerns.

Other Senate Democrats have loudly opposed the bill, refusing to vote in favor of it.

Schumer said there are not enough votes to pass it but that there are several undecided votes in his caucus as his colleagues are reviewing the House bill carefully.