Chuck Schumer said Republicans didn’t have the votes to advance the funding bill. Two days later he voted to advance it.
- 12 MAR 2025SAID
- 13 MAR 2025≠ SAID
- 14 MAR 2025VOTED
≠ What he said on 12 March and how he voted on 14 March don’t match
1 · SAID · 12 MAR 2025
“Because of that, Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to invoke cloture on the House CR.”
On the Senate floor.
2 · ≠ SAID · 13 MAR 2025
“Therefore, I will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down.”
On the Senate floor. His preceding sentence: “I believe it is my job to make the best choice for the country to minimize the harms to the American people.”
3 · VOTED · 14 MAR 2025
| Measure | H.R. 1968, full-year continuing appropriations |
|---|---|
| Question | Cloture (to end debate and advance the bill) |
| Result | Agreed to, 62–38 (60 needed) |
| Schumer | YEA |
| Final passage | Passed 54–46. Schumer: NAY |
DID THEY EXPLAIN? YES
“I believe it is my job to make the best choice for the country to minimize the harms to the American people. Therefore, I will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down.”
HOW WE CHECKED THIS
Quotes were transcribed from the Senate floor video and cut at sentence boundaries. Both roll calls were read on senate.gov on 21 Oct 2026. Ten Democratic-caucus senators voted for cloture; Schumer voted against final passage. Spot an error? Tell us, and we’ll correct it in public.