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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is summoning his caucus for a rare Saturday conference call ahead of a potential reconciliation “vote-a-rama” next week.Why it matters: Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) budget package includes some $175 billion in border security spending, presenting a potential political minefield for Democratic senators.But Schumer also wants to look for opportunities to force Republicans to play defense by offering his own amendments to make them squirm.Senators want to discuss where they should stick together in opposition to the GOP and when they can allow their members to break ranks…
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Senate Democrats try to regroup ahead of GOP budget barrage
Hans Nichols
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is summoning his caucus for a rare Saturday conference call ahead of a potential reconciliation “vote-a-rama” next week.Why it matters: Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) budget package includes some $175 billion in border security spending, presenting a potential political minefield for Democratic senators.But Schumer also wants to look
