Huffington Post
Michael McAuliff
06/26/2015
Democrats’ plan to block every GOP spending bill this summer isn’t a bid for a government shutdown -- it’s a strategy to bring Republicans to the negotiating table before it’s too late, Senate Democratic leaders told The Huffington Post on Tuesday.
They vowed that not only would Democrats not crack, but the public would also blame Republicans if another shutdown occurs because it would be GOP leaders who refused to compromise.
“In terms of shutting down the government, that’s what [Republicans] want to do,” Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the heir-apparent to Democratic Leader Harry Reid, said in an interview. “ (more)
