Democrats say shutdown necessary to send "message" to Trump https://t.co/6NtDWGYh4k
— The Hill (@thehill) September 17, 2025
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5508947-looming-government-shutdown-threat/
Democratic senators say that unless Republicans scrap their plan to advance a “clean” seven-week continuing resolution, they don’t see any option other than defeating it as a way to send a “message” to President Trump.
Doing so would almost certainly trigger a government shutdown, something Democrats avoided earlier this year but is increasingly looking inevitable this fall.
Democratic senators, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the looming shutdown has been the chief topic of discussion in recent caucus meetings.