Democrats Adopt Shutdown Tactics They Decried: Congress Tracker

Sept. 17, 2025, 10:43 AM UTC

Republicans laid down their bet yesterday. Now Democrats have to decide how much they’re willing to gamble in this month’s shutdown fight.

After House GOP leaders rolled out a relatively straightforward plan to fund the government after Sept. 30, Democrats face a choice of whether to embrace the tactics they have long decried when it comes to keeping the government running.

For years, Democrats argued that both parties should support “clean” funding bills that support basic government functions without attaching partisan poison pills or additional policy demands.

They repeatedly ...

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