[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 153 (Thursday, September 18, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S6777]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           GOVERNMENT FUNDING

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, tomorrow, the Senate will hold votes on 
two bills: the status quo continuing resolution from the Republicans, 
which will lead to a shutdown, and the Democrats' plan to prevent a 
shutdown while avoiding a catastrophe in rising healthcare costs.
  Tomorrow, Americans will see the glaring contrast, the contrast 
between the Republican plan continuing the status quo of Donald Trump's 
healthcare cuts and high costs and the Democratic plan to avoid a 
shutdown while lowering premiums, fixing Medicaid, and protecting funds 
for scientific and medical research.
  The latest studies, in fact, show that the impacts of the Republican 
healthcare cuts are quickly getting worse and worse than first 
imagined. This is an oncoming train that must be stopped.
  So tomorrow, Republicans can choose: Either listen to Donald Trump 
and shut the government down or break this logjam by supporting our 
bill and keeping the government open. The votes tomorrow will tell all.
  I yield the floor.

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