So what exactly are Schumer's Demands to Avert a Shutdown?

[Seymour Flops]

Does any Democrat or "not Democrat" on here know what they really want?

Hakeem Jefferies says it's because they want more spending on health care, but it already passed Congress, so why are they even asking him.



Schumer won't even say that much. Apparently, he's just mad that Trump cancelled a meeting and now will defund the country if he doesn't get a meeting.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/24/schumer-shutdown-trump-republicans-00578098

It seems that they are very confident that the media will blame the Republicans, even if every Republican in the Senate votes for the CR, and Donald Trump is standing by to sign it.

They may be right about the media, but do they really expect the American people to be that gullible?

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

On every spending bill Chuck Schumer holds the American citizens hostage for more money.

 

[candycorn]

It proves that republicans can’t govern; again.

 

[cnm]

Does any Democrat or "not Democrat" on here know what they really want?

Hakeem Jefferies says it's because they want more spending on health care, but it already passed Congress, so why are they even asking him.



Schumer won't even say that much. Apparently, he's just mad that Trump cancelled a meeting and now will defund the country if he doesn't get a meeting.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/24/schumer-shutdown-trump-republicans-00578098

It seems that they are very confident that the media will blame the Republicans, even if every Republican in the Senate votes for the CR, and Donald Trump is standing by to sign it.

They may be right about the media, but do they really expect the American people to be that gullible?

You demonstrate the gullibility of the American people with every post.

 

[Seymour Flops]

You demonstrate the gullibility of the American people with every post.

I'm asking a question.

What are Schumer's demands?

Does he plan to not give his demands until his shutdown starts?

He needs to hold on to every Democrat in the Senate to get his shutdown through.

 

[JLW]

Republicans are in control of the Senate, the House and the Executive branch. Why the hell do they need Democrats? If Republicans can’t pass a budget, that failure is on them not Democrats.

 

[cnm]

If only there was a source of information ready at every posters' fingertips to answer the OP's question.

MSN

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Schumer and congressional Democrats offered a counter-proposal to the GOP’s CR that included a laundry list of demands, such as permanently extending Obamacare subsidies, repealing the healthcare title of Trump’s "big, beautiful bill," and clawing back billions of canceled funding for NPR and PBS.​

 

[cnm]

I'm asking a question.

What are Schumer's demands?

Does he plan to not give his demands until his shutdown starts?

He needs to hold on to every Democrat in the Senate to get his shutdown through.

You're being a MAGAt.

Fair enough.

 

[Seymour Flops]

Republicans are in control of the Senate, the House and the Executive branch. Why the hell do they need Democrats? If Republicans can’t pass a budget, that failure is on them not Democrats.

Yes, that seems to be the talking point. But it takes sixty votes in the Senate to pass a CR, so the Democrats can passively stop it - if - Schumer can keep at least 40 of the Senate's 47 Democrats and "not Democrats" in line.

So, if every single Republican votes for the CR and 7 Democrats or "not Democrats" vote for it, the voters are expected to believe that it's all the Republicans fault?

Or your idea is that the Republicans pass a budget - originating it in the House and getting it to the Senate who votes for it - by the end of the day on Tuesday?

And it's all their fault if they cannot do this?

An audacious plan, even if counting on the servile media to press those talking points.

In the "unlikely" event that does not happen, what are Schumer's demand to pass a CR like they always end up doing after all the bluster?

 

[Seymour Flops]

If only there was a source of information ready at every posters' fingertips to answer the OP's question.

MSN

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Schumer and congressional Democrats offered a counter-proposal to the GOP’s CR that included a laundry list of demands, such as permanently extending Obamacare subsidies, repealing the healthcare title of Trump’s "big, beautiful bill," and clawing back billions of canceled funding for NPR and PBS.​

Oh, yeah.

Those would really resonate with the American voter! Nothing they like better than electing Republicans to cut spending, only to have some rogue Democrats hold the country hostage in order to restore funding for hyper-liberal television and radio, like we already have on the other networks, and more subsidies for illegal aliens.

This is like a political version of an assasination/suicide.

Who will you vote for once the Democrats are no longer viable?

This is a pretty cavalier attitude Schumer is taking toward fedemps losing their livelihoods, benefits, and retirements:

The OMB circulated a memo to federal agencies this week that directed mass firings of federal employees beyond the typical shutdown furloughs, but Schumer chalked it up to "an attempt at intimidation."

"Donald Trump has been firing federal workers since day one — not to govern, but to scare," he said. "This is nothing new and has nothing to do with funding the government. These unnecessary firings will either be overturned in court or the administration will end up hiring the workers back, just like they did as recently as today."

Trump may hire some workers to replace the ones he fires during the shutdown. Maybe the same workers, maybe not. Maybe the same or not based on whatever criteria Trump sets.

Or maybe instead of workers laid off during the shutdown, he'll hire back higher seniority workers fired due to not taking the COVID non-vaccine. That'd be cool.

 

[Concerned American]

Republicans are in control of the Senate, the House and the Executive branch. Why the hell do they need Democrats? If Republicans can’t pass a budget, that failure is on them not Democrats.

It's obvious you don't have a clue how the budget is passed. STFU and educate yourself.

 

[Rambunctious]

 

[Captain Caveman]

Does any Democrat or "not Democrat" on here know what they really want?

Hakeem Jefferies says it's because they want more spending on health care, but it already passed Congress, so why are they even asking him.



Schumer won't even say that much. Apparently, he's just mad that Trump cancelled a meeting and now will defund the country if he doesn't get a meeting.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/24/schumer-shutdown-trump-republicans-00578098

It seems that they are very confident that the media will blame the Republicans, even if every Republican in the Senate votes for the CR, and Donald Trump is standing by to sign it.

They may be right about the media, but do they really expect the American people to be that gullible?

The American political system is so fucked up with this shut down crap. Can America not put a decent system in place? Government shut downs are rare with other countries, including third world countries, so why is America so backwards??

 

[Blaster]

**** Schumer.

 

[BackAgain]

It proves that republicans can’t govern; again.

In your Bizzaro world, maybe.

But back here in reality, what this actually shows is that the Democraps are a menace to a free society.

 

[Seymour Flops]

The American political system is so fucked up with this shut down crap. Can America not put a decent system in place? Government shut downs are rare with other countries, including third world countries, so why is America so backwards??

I agree.

If it takes a constitutional amendment, so be it. I'm sure both red and blue states would quickly vote to ratify it, if Congress would send it to them.

Just an amendment that says if they cannot agree on a budget, then they can only pass clean CR's, no add-ons, no demands, just a clean CR or defund. Or even an amendment that says if they cannot agree on a spending bill, current spending continues.

This semi-annual ritual of holding the nation hostage to partisan demands is silly and stupid. Both sides have done it, it needs to stop.

 

[justoffal]

Does any Democrat or "not Democrat" on here know what they really want?

Hakeem Jefferies says it's because they want more spending on health care, but it already passed Congress, so why are they even asking him.



Schumer won't even say that much. Apparently, he's just mad that Trump cancelled a meeting and now will defund the country if he doesn't get a meeting.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/24/schumer-shutdown-trump-republicans-00578098

It seems that they are very confident that the media will blame the Republicans, even if every Republican in the Senate votes for the CR, and Donald Trump is standing by to sign it.

They may be right about the media, but do they really expect the American people to be that gullible?

Nobody believes the legacy media anymore for anything

 

[alang1216]

Does any Democrat or "not Democrat" on here know what they really want?

Hakeem Jefferies says it's because they want more spending on health care, but it already passed Congress, so why are they even asking him.



Schumer won't even say that much. Apparently, he's just mad that Trump cancelled a meeting and now will defund the country if he doesn't get a meeting.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/24/schumer-shutdown-trump-republicans-00578098

It seems that they are very confident that the media will blame the Republicans, even if every Republican in the Senate votes for the CR, and Donald Trump is standing by to sign it.

They may be right about the media, but do they really expect the American people to be that gullible?

Trump arbitrarily cut funding for many programs that Congress approved. If the GOP doesn't have the balls to stand up to Trump as one of the three co-equal branches of gov't, we should thank the Dems for doing it.

 

[AZrailwhale]

Trump arbitrarily cut funding for many programs that Congress approved. If the GOP doesn't have the balls to stand up to Trump as one of the three co-equal branches of gov't, we should thank the Dems for doing it.

Presidents have successfully bucked congress and won before. Teddy Roosevelt and the Great Whie fleet comes immediately to mind. Congress refused to fund the voyage, Roosevelt had enough money to get it halfway. He then told Congress that if it wanted it's ships back it needed to vote the money.

 

[Seymour Flops]

Trump arbitrarily cut funding for many programs that Congress approved. If the GOP doesn't have the balls to stand up to Trump as one of the three co-equal branches of gov't, we should thank the Dems for doing it.

How is pulling the rug out from people who rely on federal funding for their benefits, while giving Trump complete power over spending, including how many and who to fire, standing up to Trump?