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March 12, 2025, 4:18 p.m. ET

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Senate Democrats Balk at Funding Extension, Raising the Risk of a Shutdown

Senator Chuck Schumer, the Senate Democratic leader, said that Democrats would refuse to back a stopgap bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, significantly raising the chances of a government shutdown at the end of the week.

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