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Sen. Andy Kim threatens government shutdown to foil Trump and Musk’s effort to gut spending
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0:41Now PlayingSen. Andy Kim warned that Democrats won’t be inclined to throw Republicans a lifeline to avert a government shutdown next month unless President Trump cedes power back to Congress.
Kim (D-NJ) argued that Trump has brought the country to the “cusp of a constitutional crisis” with his heavy-handed use of the executive branch and echoed Democratic plans to use the shutdown fight as leverage.
“This is on them,” Kim told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday in reference to Republicans. “They are the majority. And if they cannot govern then, you know, that’s for the American people to see.”
If Congress fails to act, there will be a government shutdown on March 14. While Republicans control both chambers of Congress, it is widely believed that they lack the votes to avert a shutdown without Democrats.
That’s because the GOP has a threadbare majority in the House and a motley crew of hardliners who vote against almost all measures to avert a shutdown.
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