# Schumer votes to keep government open: 'For Donald Trump, a shutdown would be a gift'

## Schumer said, 'For Donald Trump, a shutdown would be a gift'

 By , , , and Megan Tome 

Published March 13, 2025 6:58pm EDT | Updated March 13, 2025 7:08pm EDT

 

Senate Minority Leader  D-N.Y., says he will vote to keep the government open, warning that a shutdown has worse consequences for Americans and would only empower President Donald Trump and Elon Musk further.

"I believe it is my job to make the best choice for the country to minimize the harms to the American people. Therefore, I will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down," Schumer said while speaking on the Senate floor on Thursday.

According to him, the Democrats' message is that "they're hurting the middle class to give tax breaks for the billionaires."

If a spending bill is not passed by 11:59 on Friday, the government will officially enter a shutdown.

Fetterman claimed that allowing that to happen would be 'a gift for the Republicans.'

In fact, if anything, I think, they're effectively daring us to do that," he said.

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_Phox News Digital's Danielle Wallace contributed to this report._

_Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, national crime cases, illegal immigration and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com_

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