Healthcare or Shutdown? MoveOn Pressures Schumer and Jeffries to Hold the Line

Healthcare or Shutdown? MoveOn Pressures Schumer and Jeffries to Hold the Line

By: Chris Tobias | Editorial credit: Consolidated News Photos / Shutterstock.com As the threat of a government shutdown looms over Washington once again, progressive advocacy group MoveOn is turning up the heat on Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, demanding they refuse to support any spending bill that doesn’t include full protections for health […]

BREAKING NEWS: Senator Chuck Schumer Faces Crucial Decision on Filibuster Over Government Funding Bill

BREAKING NEWS: Senator Chuck Schumer Faces Crucial Decision on Filibuster Over Government Funding Bill

By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: Ron Adar / shutterstock.com  As the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Chuck Schumer faces a pivotal decision regarding the use of the filibuster to oppose the current government funding bill. This bill, recently passed by the House, proposes significant cuts to critical programs and grants substantial discretionary power to […]