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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) has postponed his publication circuit scheduled this week successful Baltimore, New York, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia amid an aggravated backlash from chap Democrats implicit his arguable ballot to beforehand a House Republican-drafted backing bundle that cuts profoundly into non-defense programs.
A spokesperson for Schumer’s publication circuit said that it would beryllium rescheduled owed to “security concerns.”
Schumer was scheduled to barnstorm East Coast cities this week to beforehand his caller book, “Antisemitism successful America: A Warning.”
He was slated to talk astatine Central Library connected Cathedral Street successful Baltimore Monday evening, astatine the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center successful New York City connected Tuesday, astatine a Politics and Prose lawsuit astatine the Sixth & I synagogue successful D.C. connected Wednesday and astatine the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History successful Philadelphia connected Thursday.
Those plans are present connected clasp indefinitely amid a torrent of disapproval the Democratic person has drawn aft announcing past week helium would ballot to beforehand a GOP-drafted backing measure to avert a authorities shutdown that received lone 1 Democratic ballot successful the House.
“Due to information concerns, Senator Schumer’s publication events are being rescheduled,” said a spokesperson for the publication tour.
Some progressive activists had circulated the docket of Schumer’s events and had suggested their allies be to vent their displeasure implicit the leader’s vote.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said galore Democrats felt betrayed by Schumer’s vote.
“There is simply a heavy consciousness of outrage and betrayal,” she told reporters Thursday. “And this is not conscionable astir progressive Democrats. This is crossed the board, the full party.”
Ocasio-Cortez argued that Schumer had undercut House Democrats successful districts that President Trump won successful 2024 who took precise pugnacious votes against the bill.
“I deliberation it is simply a immense slap successful the face,” she said.
Schumer defended his ballot connected the Senate level past week, arguing if Democrats had blocked the House-passed measure it would person triggered a authorities shutdown that would person further empowered Trump and Elon Musk, who is starring the administration's effort to slash the national workforce and shutter national agencies.
The Democratic person said portion the House measure was “very bad,” helium argued the consequences of a authorities shutdown would beryllium “much, overmuch worse.”
“For sure, the Republican measure is simply a unspeakable option,” helium acknowledged, noting it was “deeply partisan.”
But helium warned that a shutdown would springiness Trump and Musk “carte blanche to destruct captious authorities services astatine a importantly faster complaint than they tin now.”
He warned it would springiness the medication “full authorization to deem full agencies, programs and unit ‘non-essential,’ furloughing unit with nary committedness they would ever beryllium rehired.”
