Schumer’s shutdown threat could set the stage for Democratic revolt

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The last time Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) threatened to withhold Democratic votes and force a government shutdown, it ended in a bitter internal feud that, at one point, seemed it might cost him his job.

Now, just four months later, Schumer may be headed down a similar path that could spark more Democratic fury.

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